if anyone has started a friendship cake I need the recipe for the starter.?

FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER

1-cup flour

1-cup milk

1/4-tsp salt

1 friend with starter

Take flour, milk and salt to visit friend with starter. Add each to friends' starter, mixing well. Divide starter in half, returning one part to friend, and taking other half home with you. Place your part in your starter bowl. You now have a Friendship Bread Starter.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD INSTRUCTIONS

Keep at room temperature

Use a glass container.

Do not use a metal spoon (use a wooden one)

Do not refrigerate.

Use only plain (non-rising) flour.

Day 1 The day you get your starter, do nothing

Day 2 Stir with a wooden spoon

Day 3 Stir with a wooden spoon

Day 4 Stir with a wooden spoon

Day 5 Add 1-cup flour, 1-cup sugar, 1-cup milk and stir

Day 6 Stir with a wooden spoon

Day 7 Stir with a wooden spoon

Day 8 Stir with a wooden spoon

Day 9 Stir with a wooden spoon

Day 10 Add 1-cup flour, 1-cup sugar, 1-cup milk and stir.

Get three glass containers and put one cup of mixture in each container. Give a copy of these instructions and a cup of starter to 3 friends. To remaining batch add 2/3-cup oil, 3 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cups flour, 1-cup sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 and 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt. Pour into 2 well greased and sugared loaf pans, or 1 bundt pan. Top with anything you like such as, sliced apples, dried or candied fruit, nuts, coconut, etc. or leave plain. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 50 minutes.

Check after 30 minutes. COOL 10 MINUTES BEFORE REMOVING FROM PAN. Slice and serve.

THE AMISH FRIENDSHIP CAKE initial STARTER RECIPE

Day One through day 14

1 cup cubed pineapple (drained)

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons brandy

Combine in a glass gallon jar. Let set it set for two weeks. Cover loosely with aluminum foil with a wooden spoon inserted through the foil to stir daily-DO NOT REMOVE FOIL OR SPOON!

Be sure to stir daily.

Day 15

Add 1 cup marachino cherries including the juice

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons brandy.

Let set two more weeks, stirring daily.

On day 30

Strain the fruit from the juice using a plastic strainer. (DO NOT USE A METAL STRAINER.) The resulting "juice" is the "starter" for your Amish Friendship Cake.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP CAKE secondary STARTER

First we prepare another starter from the starter above.

1-1/2 cups starter (prepared above)

1 large can sliced peaches (with juice)

2-1/2 cups sugar

Put peaches & juice in a gallon jar. Stir once a day for 10 days:

On the 10th day, add

2- 1/2 cups sugar

1 large can pineapple chunks & juice (Victoria uses a 1 lb - 4oz can).

Stir for ten days

on the 20th Day, add

2 -1/2 cups sugar

1 - 10 ounce jar Marachino cherries & juice

1 large can fruit cocktail & juice. (Victoria uses a 14-1/2 oz to 15 oz can)

Stir daily for ten days

on the 30th Day

Drain liquid from fruit. Divide the juice into 5-6 jars each containing 1-1/2 cups of juice. Give to friends and keep one for yourself. You friends can now start with the starter you have given them and make the 30-day cake directly.

Divide fruit in thirds. You can freeze 2/3 of the fruit to use later.

Note: When putting fruit or juice in jars, leave jars on the counter & DO NOT REFRIGERATE!! DO NOT PUT LID ON TIGHT, set it on top of jar - loosely! DO NOT PUT JUICE IN THE REFRIGERATOR!

Finally - THE AMISH FRIENDSHIP CAKE

Cake 1 yellow cake mix (without pudding in it)

2/3 cup oil

4 eggs

1/3 of the fruit (prepared with the starter above)

1- cup nuts - chopped

1 box vanilla instant pudding.

Mix all ingredients together and bake in a greased Bundt pan at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until done.

Important Note: Do not use a metal strainer when straining the fruit.

When adding fruit and juice to the jar, leave it on the counter & DO NOT REFRIGERATE!! DO NOT PUT LID ON TIGHT , set it on top loosely! DO NOT PUT JUICE IN THE REFRIGERATOR!