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By sam from worthing 17 May 2012 15:59	Herman cake aka German Friendship Cake. Has anyone heard or been given this cake mix? Its basically a sourdough mix, that you nurture for 10 days (he is called Herman- and YES you do end talking to him, in fear f him dying). I am currently on Day 6 of my Herman survival. On day 9 I am supposed to make the mix up again and the divide into 4 - giving 3 away. My question is - how do i transport my Herman? the instructions say to not cover him - only in a tea towel. Well I know that given the amount of pot holes, and stop and start car journeys i need to do - some of the mix is going to slop around. So could i cover it in some way? maybe cling film that has been pierced? Thanks. Reply Quote
By Welshcookie 17 May 2012 17:26	Herman Why not put him in a jam-jar? He will come to no harm if you cover him for a short while. It's just that the gas he produces has to escape. I was given my first Herman over 35 years ago. He was called a German Friendship Cake in those days. Reply Quote
By queen of puds 17 May 2012 19:56	Herman the friendship cake I was supposed to be the recipient of a Herman just before Easter, but my friends had plans for the weekend before he was due to be split, & they thought (hoped) he would survive & issued instructions to someone else to babysit him. They came back & Herman had gone very nasty indeed & he was consigned to the compost. So it may be that the instructions are very precise for a reason - it is essentially bread dough we are talking about I suppose & that can be quite picky about environment & temperature - & you wouldn't normally transport 'proved but unbaked' bread very far either ... so good luck with that!! Do let us know what it is like once baked - seeing as I never did get to try any. Reply Quote
By Kate 19 May 2012 21:43	herman cooked him last weekend. He was a slightly spiced apple cake. I received him in a foil takeout type container covered & sealed & he was very cold so I put him by the stove, I passed him on in plastic containers covered in pierced cling film/ very Quatermass effect growing & occasionally bubbling in the bowl. Reply Quote
By Fish Wife 20 May 2012 10:24	Transporting Herman Our family regularly made Hermans in the late eighties, thoroughly enjoyed it. We used to swap it in cleaned out yoghurt pots covered with cling film. Cannot recall any major disasters. Enjoy! Reply Quote