First there was the bright idea, and then the exploding mess, and now? Now there is this:
Well, technically there was that, because pretty much all the Amish Friendship Bread has been eaten. I grew enough starter for 34 – yes THIRTY-FOUR – loaves of AFB, and gave it as holiday treats to my coworkers. Internet, my condo smelled like yeast for WEEKS, I am so not even kidding.
Still, it was a fun idea. All my coworkers receiving bread got starter and a recipe. Those in Chicago got live starter, and then those in other offices (thank goodness for interoffice mail!) got the dry ingredients for starter and an explanation on how to grow it.
See, the issue wasn’t so much that I didn’t want to send everyone starter, it was that I was concerned the baggies of starter would explode in transit, seeing as how there was live yeast doing all those carbon dioxide-making yeasty things. In a closed baggie. Exploding mail is so not friendly, you know? I explained that in the card, too.
You, once again, have proven to the NetWorld that you are AMAZING! Love ya, Shanz!
Great gifts. And very thoughtful, with the “no exploding starter in the mail” thing.
My daughter in law’s starter blew up in our kitchen…all over the floor.
You are much friendlier than I am!
You are much friendlier than I am!