fiftyfive: friendship bread

on friday i was given an amish friendship bread starter. according to the pamphlet that came along with the starter, it originated with the amish and only they know the recipe. of course, i managed to find starter recipes all over the internet.
there is a ten day process before baking the bread. the first five days consist of 'mushing' the bag, on the sixth day i add several ingredients. i then continue 'mushing' the bag until day ten when i add more ingredients and throw it into the oven. before i add the final lot of ingredients i need to take four cups of the batter out and put each into a separate gallon bag. i am then suppose to give away each bag to a friend and they continue the cycle. i am only on day two, so i still have a bit of time to contemplate who my lucky four friends will be...