|  | Posted by dorayme on 07/07/07 09:19 
In article <slrnf8ulgi.sl3.spamspam@bowser.marioworld>,Ben C <spamspam@spam.eggs> wrote:
 
 > On 2007-07-07, dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
 > > In article <5sKdnUYMPuZxbRPbnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
 > >  Ed Mullen <ed@edmullen.net> wrote:
 > >
 > >> dorayme wrote:
 > >>
 > >> > Pity... I was looking forward to my latest hobby, my home made
 > >> > yogurt... anyone wanting to know how to make it, I have developed
 > >> > the neatest method...
 > >>
 > >> I'd ask ... but I am totally terrified.
 > >
 > >
 > > I am so pleased you asked Ed! Here is the secret, the jar inside
 > > the vacuum is my own discovery (so much less messy!):
 > >
 > > http://tinyurl.com/ywvlg5
 >
 > Why not use proper milk instead of powdered/skimmed?
 >
 
 Because it is not thick enough. I used to do this and added a
 little gelatin to the matured yogurt. Too much messing about and
 (no surprise) a slightly different feel and taste.
 
 The other reason is this: ever boiled up milk? It is full of
 dangers, you have to watch it like a hawk, it sticks to the pan
 and there is actual washing up! The thing about my latest
 discovery, is zero washing up.. Powdered makes it simple because
 you just boil the water as for a cup of tea.
 
 > The only other modification I would suggest is only use the retail plain
 > yoghurt the first time. After that re-seed with a bit of what you made
 > the previous time, which is easily achieved by simply not washing out
 > the jar. Then you get the fun of following the evolution of your own
 > species.
 
 This is what I used to do and it does not work well. Sure it is
 fine for the 2nd batch but trouble strikes soon enough.
 Contamination! You hoe into the yogurt day after day and soon it
 will get degraded and pass on off cultures... Here is a
 refinement: if you don't buy just a special culture, buy most
 (not all) any yogurt and put a good bit of it or all of it in a
 very clean or best a sterilised jar and use this as a store only
 for making yogurt, being very careful to use priste sterilised or
 very clean spoon to mine its content form time to time.
 
 .... refinement from auntie dorayme's kitchen. Enjoy.
 
 --
 dorayme
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