On Nov 23, 7:41*pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> Lin wrote:
> > Ken wrote:
>
> >> Does anybody out there have an idea of why a quick bread would use a
> >> starter?
>
>
> The concept was very common in the 1970's but it was called "Herman" or
> friendship bread starter, no Amish involved. *It was also known for
> packing five to ten pounds on *everyone who made it regularly.
>
> It made a very rich, sweet coffeecake with cinnamon streusel topping.
>
> And yes, since it had both baking powder and soda, it was a quick bread
> using the starter for flavor and a gimmick.
>
> gloria p


Gloria,

Thanks for the response. But now I've got responses that say the
starter does help the bread rise and add flavor, and responses that
say it's just a gimmick. Great; maybe I will have to do that science
experiment with two loaves, one with and one without.

Thanks,

Ken