Social Exchange, Gift Giving and My Almond-Banana Bread

Not bad!
A little more sweet 
would be better.
Almond-Banana Bread

One thing you can do on cold evenings is cook. I often make food and share it with friends and people I know. Folks around here are friendly—if someone gives me apples, I might bake them an apple pie in return. The earliest forms of commerce were based on barter and exchange, and in a way, sharing and trading like this are modern versions of that. They’re small social exchanges that help bond neighbors and communities together. History of Gift-Giving

Tonight’s project is a made-from-scratch almond-banana bread. I’ll slice it up and share some with my neighbor and a friend—mostly so they can tell me what I did wrong. Yep, I'm not the world's best cook but I'm ok. Mostly it is about the connection so take the criticism with a kind smile (You made it to your liking.)

It wasn’t particularly hard to make: flour, eggs, baking powder, mashed bananas, almonds, brown sugar, white sugar, and some spices all mixed in a bowl and poured into a bread pan. Bake it at about 350°F, and you’ll end up with something that looks like this—hopefully even better.

When we share
we exchange and 
create connections.

In case your interested in a similar type receipe. Banana Bread Recipe

The concept of social exchange is one in which people share knowledge, gifts, and other. It is a normal process of connecting. Science always seems to get very formal but social exchanges are woven into our species as we are by nature communal and herd oriented. Understanding these social exchanges also understands how people interact. Social Exchange Theory