{"product_id":"food-and-beverage-example-product-3","title":"Bob's babies — A Piece of My Family History","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet Bob\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBob is more than a sourdough starter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eHe's \u003cstrong\u003efamily.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBob began as a piece of my grandmother's sourdough starter — a little bit of fermented flour that was passed from her kitchen into mine. I've cared for him for about 10 years now, feeding him, baking with him, putting him to bed in the fridge when life gets busy, and waking him back up when it's time to bake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOver the years, Bob has become one of those funny little constants in my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eHe's been there through busy seasons, quiet weekends, new recipes, failed experiments, really good bread, and all the ordinary moments that make up a family life around the table. \u003cem\u003eBob has been a important part of almost every family meal I have ever had.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAnd that's what I love about sourdough. You don't just make a starter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou keep one like a pet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eYou care for it. You feed it. You learn its personality. Low maintence like a cat. You notice when it's hungry and when it's happy. Eventually, it becomes less like an ingredient and more like a little member of the household.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBob has been part of my family story for years. Now I'd like to share a piece of him with yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBring Home a Baby Bob\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eEach Baby Bob is \u003cstrong\u003e50 g of live starter taken from my mature mother starter\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eYou'll get Bob, along with simple instructions for feeding, maintaining, and growing your own starter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFrom there, you get to make it your own. Feed it. Bake with it. Name it. Keep it going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eMaybe someday your own kids will be baking with the same starter you brought home from Prairie Sourdough Co. Because that's the beautiful thing about a sourdough starter:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt can outlive a recipe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIt can become part of a family's traditions, passed from one kitchen to another and one generation to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Little Heirloom for Your Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBob isn't fancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eHe's flour, water, wild yeast, bacteria, time — and a whole lot of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBut after 10 years of keeping him alive, I can tell you there's something pretty special about opening the fridge and seeing a starter that came from someone you love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's my Bob. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prairie Sourdough Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41891851731047,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/7771\/1975\/files\/Untitleddesign_4.png?v=1764191564","url":"https:\/\/www.prairiesourdoughco.ca\/products\/food-and-beverage-example-product-3","provider":"Prairie Sourdough Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}