Thursday, February 05, 2009

Daisy Helps with the Yogurt


In the winter I can culture my yogurt by the woodstove. If the cats don't knock it over.

19 comments:

  1. Lovely. I cultured my vegetables in our warm bathroom earlier this week!

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  2. Entirely unrelated to yogurt, but I'm loving Daisy's hair in those braids!

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  3. I just did yogurt also. I have a tendency to get busy and forget about my yogurt,leaving it too long. Then I come back to a clumpy mess, but it still works great for buttermilk. Daisy looks like an Alpine milk maid.
    Amy F.

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  4. I've never been as successful with yoghurt as I'd like. However, I could've cultured it outside in my backyard last week, with the heatwave that we had. It was the perfect temperature!

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  5. This is something I am determined to learn to make this year. Would you share your method?
    I also love Daisy in her braids. You remain an inspiration.

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  6. You inspire me! How do you do it all?

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  7. Would you please post your culture method? I've tried several and have had not-so-much success. The photo of Daisy reminds me of Heidi and Grandfather and goat milk. :) Beautiful.

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  8. I am so glad you posted this with the link to your method. Please let me know where you buy the starter. Thank you!

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  9. Jane, at the time I was buying my starter at the health food store. Since then though I've been saving 1/4 c. of yogurt from the previous batch and using it quite successfully to start the next. A good quality unsweetened store yogurt also works well. So much cheaper and more satisfying than purchased starter!

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  10. First of all, Daisy looks so adorable with her cute hairdo and sweet little dress.
    Can I ask what starter you use. I know this sounds completely ignorant, but there you have it. I've been buying Greek yogurt - and it's rather pricey. I'd much rather make my own!

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  11. Wow! Daisy looks cute and so much more grown up than I remember!

    For those of you asking about starter, I use 1/3 c. yogurt from a previous batch, or if I forget, I keep some freeze-dried yogurt starter on hand. I buy mine at the health food store.

    Just wanted to say that I'm an accomplished cook and kitchen chemist, but I do find yogurt a little undependable. Not always sure why a batch works and why it fails. sighhhhh I've been buying it outright recently.

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  12. You've reminded me that I need to learn to make yogurt! I'm tired of how sweet the store-bought stuff is.

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  13. Oh I would love to start making our own yogurt...is it hard?

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  14. I've always wanted to make yogurt, I just don't know if I could do it! The thought of the cultures, it just makes me sick. Even if I do eat already made yogurt! haha.

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  15. I've been reading about fermenting at home in Nouring Traditions and am still working up the courage. Have you ever had a bad batch? Is it easy to maek a good bath, rather?

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  16. That's such a sweet picture! I love the polka-dot pinafore.

    I've given you a blog award - visit this post of mine to see it: http://elisabethscorner.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-awards.html

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  17. i love making home made yoghurts too. i find it so revarding, and so much more delicious coming out of glass containers than just plastic. daisy is adobrale.

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  18. I was just having a conversation with our babysitter about making your own yogurt. I'd LOVE to try. Daisy looks adorable as always!

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