Christine, the discarded sourdough should be fine stored in your refrigerator for up to a week. You could gift any discarded sourdough, not just the first one. It's fine to store your discard in food safe plastic or a mason jar. I hope this helps and your head isn't hurting anymore! Barb@KAF
October 18, 2015 at 9:16pm
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