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Well I encountered my first setback in bread baking:  seed culture.  I had wanted to make the panettone recipe which requires barm; hence the seed culture.  I followed the steps as exactly as I could, and nothing.  All I got was a soupy stinky poolish that kept bubbling but never rose.  So after two weeks of hoping and praying that the barm would spring to life, alas, in the trash it went and back to square one I go!  This time I will take pics of each stage so that I have it better documented.  If this round doesn’t make it then I will order some and keep it going from that starter.  Any hints and tips are welcomed!