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Do not use metal bowls or metal spoons in your starter.
It takes 10 days to have your starter ready to share with friends ~
so start today!

1 pk dry yeast
1/3 cup warm water
1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup warm milk

Day One of getting things started from scratch:

In a small bowl, soften the yeast in warm (but not hot!) water for 10 minutes. Stir well. In a 2- quart bowl, combine flour and sugar. Mix thoroughly or the flour will lump when the milk is added. Slowly stir in warm milk and softened yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature until bubbly. Refrigerate.

Days 2,3, and 4: Remove from refrigerator and stir mixture thoroughly.

Day 5: Mix together 1 cup each flour and sugar in a small bowl; slowly mix in 1 cup of milk. Stir this "starter food" into your starter mixture. Place bowl back in refrigerator.

Day 6, 7, 8, and 9: Remove starter mixture from refrigerator and stir thoroughly.  (Remember to use a wooden spoon, not a metal one!)

Day 10:  Repeat Day 5 to "feed" the mixture again.

Now, you can do one of 4 things: 

1. Return the starter to the refrigerator.  OR

2. Remove some for baking, and return the rest to the refrigerator. (Continue the ten-day cycle, feeding as above).   OR

3. Measure out amounts of one cup in heavy-duty gallon-size freezer bags to give to friends (along with directions from my page here:  Instructions for Amish Friendship Bread to go with bag of starter).  OR

4. Freeze 1-cup measures of your starter in heavy duty gallon-size freezer bags. Allow three hours to thaw out at room temperature before using.

Tip: Do not allow your recipe Amish friendship bread starter mixture to drop below one cup.   For more starter, feed it more often. 
For less starter, cut the starter food ingredients in half for one of the feedings.