Amish Friendship Bread

Recently I was given a "starter" for Amish Friendship Bread and it's really got me thinking...

What happens is that you get a starter bag that you work with for 10 days until you can turn it into not only two loaves of bread for yourself, but also FOUR new bread starters that you can give away to other people.  What I'm trying to tell you is that the bread multiplies like rabbits!!!

That fact in itself is not a big deal.  However, my brain starts to do a tailspin when I consider that Amish communities really aren't that big.  So, if you live in an Amish community, who the hay are you supposed to give all the starters to!  I think it would be like giving someone a fruitcake at Christmas.  

"Oh, thanks Sarah...ANOTHER bread starter...." says one woman before she chucks it on the counter beside 6 other bread starters that were "gifted" to her that day.  

There are simply not enough people in Amish communities to support Amish Friendship Bread, ESPECIALLY considering that it is a sweet bread, not a sandwich bread that a family could consume quickly.

I am lead to believe that maybe we've all been lied to.  Maybe the Amish didn't come up with the whole passing on of bread starters gig.  Perhaps someone just branded it "Amish" because it sounded more authentic and delicious.  Or maybe the Amish just define "Friendship" differently.  To me it doesn't seem very friendly to plague an entire community with bread starters.  

I'm just sayin'...

Stay tuned for more random thoughts from a stay at home mother who, after typing this post, came to the realization that daily adult conversation should become more of a priority.