I've left my starter for far too long before, and I find that pouring off the dark liquid yields far better results than stirring it in. I killed it once by stirring it in, and had to get a new sample from my mom to start over. Since then, I've left it in the fridge for months and do fine just by pouring off the dark liquid, and then giving it a feeding. Thanks for sharing your experience here, Daria - good to know what works for each of us, so that others can give it a try. PJH

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