A friend of mine gave me some "Amish Friendship Bread Starter", which I forgot about and actually tossed.  On this sort of chain letter like recipe it says that you shouldn't let the starter go because only the Amish have the recipe!  Ha Ha to that! It's very easy to get the recipe online.  One of the Google search items that pops up when "Amish Friendship Bread Starter" is typed into the search field is an entry on Wikipedia.  Under the "History" section is a quote from Elizabeth Coblentz, an Old Order Amish woman and syndicated columnist of the Amish Cook... Check it out!