'Herman' the German friendship cake

[Mobile Chicane]

I've been given the makings for 'Herman' a German sourdough cake, and tasty 'he' is too.

I've heard that some sourdoughs for bread are supposedly hundreds of years old.

By the Powers of PH - can anyone shed any light on the origins of 'Herman'?

[Noger]

I read about 'him' in the Guardian (yeah, yeah !) only recently - well, the iPhone Guardian App

Seems to be Amish, but no clue as to why it is called Herman. Amish, germanic origins, do the Americans call the Amish "Hermans" as a perjorative ? Not got a clue, nor a beard.

Do Waitrose do it yet ?

(Dorking Waitrose is closing for most of 2012, there are going to be riots and starvation in the Mole Valley !!).

[Mobile Chicane]

Noger said:

I read about 'him' in the Guardian (yeah, yeah !) only recently - well, the iPhone Guardian App

Seems to be Amish, but no clue as to why it is called Herman. Amish, germanic origins, do the Americans call the Amish "Hermans" as a perjorative ? Not got a clue, nor a beard.

Do Waitrose do it yet ?

(Dorking Waitrose is closing for most of 2012, there are going to be riots and starvation in the Mole Valley !!).

I did wonder how they were going to manage the expansion programme.

Meanwhile, 'Herman' is going to be a very well-travelled cake - he's going to South Africa next.