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Muse: The magazine of science, culture, and smart laughs for kids and children

Kira’s PIZZA

I live on a farm with my parents, my two brothers, and Popine. Popine has lived with us since before I was born. Even though she is a sourdough starter—a collection of wild French yeasts—we talk about her as a person. She spends her days in a clay jar that moves from a warm nook near the woodstove to the back of the refrigerator.

Feeding Popine

Popine is most active when she is warm and ready to bake bread, something we do about once a week. We keep

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