UPDATE ON: Who Wants a Starter for Amish Friendship Bread?

Wow! I got an overwhelming response for the Amish Friendship Bread starter! I feel bad that I was only able to share three. So I'm asking the girls that got mine if they'd like to pass along the extra starters that they'll end up with to some of the people who were interested in mine. Anyone who left me their e-mail address will be added to the list. I'll send the list to the original three, and they can contact you about getting a starter. It would be totally cool if everyone wrote their hometown on the original recipe I mailed. We can see just how much of America our starters can cover! :D Once again, for postage pricing reasons and because of the perishable nature of the starter, US residents only please.

Last week, I was given a starter for Amish Friendship Bread. If you aren't familiar with Amish Friendship Bread, click here for some info. Essentially, it's the "chain letter" of the baking world. From what I gather, someone somewhere made abundant amounts of the starter and shared it with some of his/her friends. Then those friends "fed" it and shared some of it with their friends. And so on and so on... until a bag of it ended up in my hands! Now it's my turn to feed it and pass it on to three of my friends. That's where my dilemma lies. I don't know three people who bake! The ones who DO bake already got a starter from the same person who gave me mine. So I'm offering them up to three of my readers. According to the recipe, the starter does not need to be refrigerated and needs to be fed every five days. If I mail it the same day I feed it, it should be okay in the mail for the next four days. It does need to be "mashed" every day, but I have a feeling the US Postal Service will take care of that, if you know what I mean! If you're interested in continuing the cycle, you can contact me via e-mail or leave your e-mail address in a comment. Please don't leave your mailing address in a comment. We can exchange mailing information via e-mail, and I'll send you a starter. My starter will be ready to bake tomorrow (Monday), so if I get your mailing address before 5pm (Monday) I'll try to send it immediately!

Because of the perishable nature of the starter, U.S. residents only please!