I was just going to state that the bacteria in salt rising bread are supposed to be C. perfringens when I saw that you had found that info. C. perfringens can cause blood poisoning and also can cause fairly severe digestive upset. Definitely not a dough to lick off your fingers. You might (or might not) enjoy the following: http://www.popsci.com/article/science/clostridium-it-can-kill-you-or-it-can-make-you-bread As a microbiologist/microbial ecologist I find this fascinating, but if you don't like bacteria (or to think about bacteria when eating, then you might not want to read the above article. And yes, someday I would like to sample salt-rising bread. I'm not certain that I want to go to the trouble of making it, but I'll see. . .

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