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Ashley Posted - Mar 04 2018 : 6:24:47 PM
For a before and after comparison, I thought I'd share pictures of a new white flour mother, before it has had a chance to develop wild yeasts, and an active, developed white flour mother.
At the end of day one, your mother will be a thick, flour-water paste, like the photos below.



Here, just to help show the thick consistency, I scooped some onto a spatula.



During the weeks you spend capturing the wild yeasts from the air in your environment, your mother will transform in to an active, bubbly mother with a pleasant, sour smell. As you mother matures, it will lose its paste-like consistency.


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Zandria Posted - Oct 30 2020 : 3:16:51 PM
I had an assortment of protein powder scoops. I found that the 39cc scoop works -- two scoops = 3/8 C
RoslynSim Posted - May 16 2019 : 3:28:21 PM
I can't easily find the 1/8 cup scoops either, so I'm planning on buying a Dreamfarm Levoop and setting it at 45mL so that two scoops makes 3/8 cup.
debbieklann Posted - Mar 17 2018 : 3:29:03 PM
These pictures are a big help!
Darla Posted - Mar 06 2018 : 1:24:08 PM
Ashley, about a month ago I ordered 4 of the 1/8 cup metal coffee scoops from Amazon for all my cans of Chai Latte and etc. This was just a helper for those who may not have one around.
Ashley Posted - Mar 06 2018 : 09:45:18 AM
Darla, thank you for posting the equivalency information. It sure would have been handy if a 3/8 cup was a standard size, but no luck. And naturally, these amounts had the best flour-to-water ratio out of all that we tested. That's why we settled on the 1/8-cup coffee scoop (in product descriptions, 1/8 cup and 2T are used interchangeably). If you can find a 1/8-cup coffee scoop that's best, because you'll only need to count out 3 of the same-sized scoop at each feeding, but the other options you posted work too! Here's a link to the coffee scoop we use: http://amzn.to/2oSXCOb
YellowRose Posted - Mar 06 2018 : 12:13:53 AM
Thanks for the info Darla. I printed it out and will put it in a folder I have for Wild Bread.
Darla Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 5:45:37 PM
Hi All,

Feeding Mother requires 3/8 flour and 1/4 cup water.

I have found after looking high and low a 3/8 cup just isn't out there, and if you don't have a spare 1/8 cup coffee scoop here is an alternative.

6 TBSP = 3/8 Cup
Or
1/4 Cup + 2 TBSP = 3/8 Cup

Ashley and MaryJane, if there is a better place for this post, please let me know.