Re: Yogurt making options...

[Guest guest]

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>

> Okay, I know this must get asked all the time, but searching hasn't

> worked well for me on this topic. When making the yogurt,

>

> 1) what method do you use if you don't have a yogurt maker. The book

> mentioned making yogurt in a crockpot on low, but I wonder if this

> would really be low enough?

I use my oven with a 60 watt bulb instead of the oven light bulb.

>

> 2) Any specific recommendations for starter yogurt? Do you always buy

> starter as the book suggests? When I've made yogurt before I haven't

> had to do this.

I use plain unflavored yogurt Astro balkan style (Canadian) or an organic one

that is

similar.

>

> 3) The book confuses me on the yogurt--at one point there's mention

> of yogurt being introduced at a certain time, but it seems to be part

> of the intro. diet (particularly if you don't have dry curd cottage

> cheese, which leads me to...

It's a litle bit in the cheesecake recipe

>

> 4) Are most of you able to find dry curd cottage cheese? Is it the

> same as farmer's cheese--or, is farmer's cheese always okay?

>

Yes, but aside from the cheesecake on the intro, yogurt is introduced later.

Carol F.

[Guest guest]

> > same as farmer's cheese--or, is farmer's cheese always okay?

> >

> Yes, but aside from the cheesecake on the intro, yogurt is

> introduced later.

>

> Carol F.

>

Farmer cheese is not always OK. Some have milk added later in the process

but it's not easy to tell from the label. Friendship is widely available

and is legal. Take care, Fay (still trying to find another kosher brand,

though, that fills the cholov Yisroel qualifications, which Friendship

doesn't)

[Guest guest]

> > same as farmer's cheese--or, is farmer's cheese always okay?

> >

> Yes, but aside from the cheesecake on the intro, yogurt is

> introduced later.

>

> Carol F.

>

Farmer cheese is not always OK. Some have milk added later in the process

but it's not easy to tell from the label. Friendship is widely available

and is legal. Take care, Fay (still trying to find another kosher brand,

though, that fills the cholov Yisroel qualifications, which Friendship

doesn't)

[Guest guest]

> > same as farmer's cheese--or, is farmer's cheese always okay?

> >

> Yes, but aside from the cheesecake on the intro, yogurt is

> introduced later.

>

> Carol F.

>

Farmer cheese is not always OK. Some have milk added later in the process

but it's not easy to tell from the label. Friendship is widely available

and is legal. Take care, Fay (still trying to find another kosher brand,

though, that fills the cholov Yisroel qualifications, which Friendship

doesn't)

[Guest guest]

Sherri,

There are directions for making yogurt in the oven on pecanbread.com.

http://www.pecanbread.com/goatyogurt.html

If you are making cow's yogurt, there are options for store-bought

brands of yogurt to use a starter on breakingtheviciouscycle.info.

Click on the Yogurt link.

Buying yogurt starter actually costs less per quart than using

store-bought yogurt unless you are going to make very large

quantities. Most of the store-bought brands are only available in the

quart size. So, since you use just 1/4-1/2 cup at a time, the yogurt

goes bad before you can use all of it as a starter.

The GI ProHealth Start is the most cost effective starter than I know of.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03