1 : lg Eggplant; * see note
1/2 : c Unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 : ts Baking powder
1 : pn Salt
1 : c Beer; approximately
1 : tb Olive oil
0: DISSOLVE YEAST IN 1/2 CUP WARM WATER
1: STIR IN 2 CUPS OF LUKEWARM WATER, FLOUR, SALT AND SUGAR
2: BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH
3: LET STAND, UNCOVERED FOR 3 TO 5 DAYS, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
4: STIR TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY
5: COVER AT NIGHT
6: WHEN READY, THE MIXTURE SHOULD SMELL YEASTY BUT NOT SOUR
7: POUR OUT 1 CUP OF STARTER TO USE IN THE "FRIENDSHIP MIXTURE"
8: TO KEEP THIS STARTER, TO THE LEFTOVER STARTER, ADD 1/2 CUP WATER, 1/2 CUP FLOUR AND 1 TEASPOON SUGAR
9: LET STAND FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY, UNTIL BUBBLY AND WELL FERMENTED
10: STORE IN REFRIGERATOR, COVERED, FOR UP TO TEN DAYS
11: USE WITHIN 10 DAYS TO MAKE ANOTHER FRIENDSHIP MIXTURE
12: Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #192 by BobbieB1@aol
13: com on Jul 25, 1997