Amish Friendship Starter

Directions

1. 1
   Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. 2
   Add ingredients in a non-metal bowl and stir with a non-metal spoon until creamy.
3. 3
   Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place for 2 days to ferment. It will become bubbly and have a sour odor.
4. 4
   Do not place in refrigerator.
5. 5
   On second day, third and fourth day, stir.
6. 6
   On the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth day, stir.
7. 7
   On the fifth and tenth days, add 1 cup of each of flour, sugar and milk; stir. Reserve 1 cup of starter.
8. 8
   Pour remaining starter, 1 cup each, into 3 containers to give away to friends.