In the technical world, you could say Amish friendship bread is “viral”. My batch started in Ohio and ended up in my kitchen .The Amish bread is brewing on my counter top. After day one, I thought I killed it, but it is evident from the ripe smell and expanding mass in my old, green crock pot that it is very much alive. I downloaded the recipe and put tally marks on the copied page to make sure I follow the time table carefully. I assume the time table is very important for the completion of successful, Amish friendship bread. The process pokes at my metaphorical side, and I can’t help but think about the waiting periods in my life when I felt resolution was far away or non-existent, but upon reflection, life is very much like the making of Amish friendship bread. Once you put all of the right ingredients in the pot and stir it occasionally, it meshes together with the most remarkable chemistry and actually does all of the work necessary for success.
Allowing the batter to work is crucial. Manipulating the batter only when necessary is vital. Trusting the bread to be delicious is essential, and imagining the sights and smells of the fresh baked loaf, hot out of the oven with a melting pat of butter absorbing into the first slice, is divine.
In the technical world, you could say Amish friendship bread is “viral”…
Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him. Psalms 37:7
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