STARTER:

1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. dry yeast
1 oz. warm water

10TH DAY INGREDIENTS:

2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 sm. pkg. instant vanilla pudding

Then add 2/3 cup oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3 eggs, 1 cup chopped nuts, add to the mixture you have left after separating.

Day 1: Do nothing with the starter mix from a friend except put in in a plastic bowl. If you have no friends, mix starter from ingredients listed above.

Day 2, 3, and 4: Stir mixture each day with wooden spoon. Do not cover tightly. (Cover with towel)

Day 5: Add to container 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour. Put into larger bowl and cover.

Day 6, 7, 8, and 9: Stir with wooden spoon.

Day 10: Add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour. Mix together. Then separate. Pour 1 cup of mixture each into 3 separate bowls. You can give 1 cup to 3 friends. Be sure and give each friend the directions for each day and what day it is that they are receiving it. What you have left after separating it is for baking.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Add 10th day ingredients to mixture. Mix well and pour into 2 well greased and sugared loaf pans. Bake for 40-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing from pan. Can be frozen.