Sourdough Starter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. water
1 grated raw potato
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 c. plain flour (unbleached is preferable)

Preparation

Place
this
mixture
in
a wide-mouth glass or earthen crock. Cover
with cheesecloth to allow wild yeast of the air to settle on it for 24 hours.
Cover and let it ferment for 2 weeks.
Keep permanently in the covered jar.