Dr. Benjamin's Rye Bread Starter Abm

2 1/2 ts Yeast

2 c Water

2 c Rye flour

1 sm Onions

1 c Water

1 1/2 c Rye flour

Sprinkle yeast over tepid water. Beat in flour till no lumps remain. Peel and halve onion; add to starter. Cover loosely with cloth & let stand at room temp for 24 hrs. Remove onion. Beat in tepid water & flour. Cover with cloth and let stand for 24 hrs more. The starter should now be pleasingly sour-smelling, almost beery and bubbly. Feed once a week with 1/2 c tepid water & 3/4 c rye flour and leave out overnight. Otherwise keep in fridge. (Good idea to feed the day before you're going to use it.) Source: Robert S. Benjamin MD. From the recipe files of Sylvia Steiger, GEnie THE.STEIGERS, CI$ 71511,2253, GT Cookbook echo moderator at net/node 004/005