Thanks, countess.

I don't know much about making sourdough at all. I have made ordinary bread and hot cross buns and that sort of thing, but a gourmet cook I am not.

I often feel a bit inadequate when i watch Masterchef and such on TV, I've never done half the things they do.

I actually looked at buying a sourdough starter on ebay but they mostly seem to have to come from Canada and USA and I found it bewildering, all the different types. Never thought of starting my own.

I knew these loaves take time, but then again, I just happen to have some time at the moment.

PS Re toilet rolls, I feel secure as long as we have one unopened pack in the laundry as spare, waiting. Once that goes into use, I start looking for another pack.