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1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough FAQ
Sourdough FAQ from the original rec.food.sourdough newsgroup
Over 108,000 starts distributed from this web site since 2000
Current Summer 2026
We are receiving 1000s of requests due to social media posters so there may be long delays in getting the starters mailed out.
The US Post Office seems to have periodic slowdowns as some starts have been taking 2 months to arrive after we mail them and sometimes it seems they hold the requests and release them all at once. This has been happening since 2019 and we can't tell when it will happen or why. Please be patient with delivery as this is completely out of our control.
Revised Nov. 9, 2003; Moved March 2010
Revised 1/1/2019, 4/2020, 3/2021, 1/2022, 8/2022, 1/2023