diff --git a/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-microbial-war-i.jpg b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-microbial-war-i.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8d608bc Binary files /dev/null and b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-microbial-war-i.jpg differ diff --git a/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-microbial-war-ii.jpg b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-microbial-war-ii.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7dc7f16 Binary files /dev/null and b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-microbial-war-ii.jpg differ diff --git a/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex index 5b4dad9..2aafdd1 100644 --- a/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex +++ b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ your starter's readiness, as well as how to prepare your starter for long-term storage. \end{quoting} -\iffalse +%\iffalse \section{Baker's math}% \label{section:bakers-math} @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ hungry family arrives. You are tasked with making pasta for \num{20} people. How would you calculate the amount of sauce you need? You go to the internet and check a recipe and then are completely lost when trying to scale it up. -\fi +% \fi \section{The process of making a starter} @@ -154,17 +154,11 @@ are also being activated as we added water. Only the strongest most adaptable microorganisms will survive. \begin{figure}[!htb] - \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-microbial-war} + \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-microbial-war-i} \caption[Microbial warfare during sourdough early days]{A simple - visualization of the microbial warfare that happens during the making of - a sourdough starter. The wild spores on the plant and flour become - activated the moment flour and water is mixed. Only the most adapted - flour-fermenting microbes will survive. Because of unwanted microbial - fermentation it is advised to discard the feeding-leftovers of the first - days. The surviving yeast and bacteria continuously try to outcompete - each other for resources. New microbes have a hard time entering the - starter and are eliminated.}% - \label{fig:sourdough-starter-microbial-war} + visualization of the microbial warfare that happens during the early days of making of + a sourdough starter.} + \label{fig:sourdough-starter-microbial-war-i} \end{figure} By adding water to the @@ -258,6 +252,14 @@ great option if the starter was accidentally depleted. A practical approach is to store all discard in a single jar in the fridge, adding new discard on top as needed and using it whenever required.} +\begin{figure}[!htb] + \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-microbial-war-ii} + \caption[Microbial warfare during sourdough later days]{A simple + visualization of the microbial warfare that happens during the later days of making of + a sourdough starter.} + \label{fig:sourdough-starter-microbial-war-ii} +\end{figure} + You should hopefully again see some bubbles, the starter increasing in size and/or the starter changing its smell. Some people give up after the second or third day, because the signs might no longer