i have a very neglected starter, but i think it just went dry. it had a hooch-colored thick layer on top which i scraped off. it smells all right and it wasn't fuzzy like mold. it seems okay to use, so i'm going to try to rev it up, but wanted to know if you have an opinion about this. i do think that once before this happened, and i just scraped it off (as it wasn't pink nor orange) and as the starter was very thick, felt that it was just thick, dry starter or parts of the dried starter from the sides of the container that fell into the mix and never quite rehydrated. any words of advice are truly welcomed. Feed it a few times, Keri (waiting the requisite time between feedings) - it might take more than once to get it going again. But if it just looks sad and dry (not with a layer of foul-smelling pinkish/orange liquid on top,), it should be fine. I've seen sourdough revived from just a single fingernail-sized bit of dry starter scraped from a bowl... Good luck! PJH

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