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My mom has made yoghurt in the following way for over thirty years: Heat 2 quarts of milk to boiling. We use a pyrex bowl in the microwave. Let milk cool to 106 degrees. Add 1/2 cup yoghurt from last batch. Stir. Put pyrex in the oven, with oven light on. Leave overnight. In the morning, yoghurt! You need to boil the milk to kill off any random other bacteria which may make your milk turn into cheese instead of yoghurt. Or, you can make cheese, if it curdles. We add the flavourings after we make the yoghurt - I don't know what sugar or acid ingredients (eg. fruit) would do to the process. By the way, cochineal is used in many textiles and cosmetics as a colouring as well, so if you're really freaked out about it, check those labels also. Another note, a while ago (like 20 years) it came out that McDonalds shakes were thickened with gelatin made from chicken feathers. Some kids with feather allergies reacted severely after drinking them. Don't know if they've changed the formula, but it may be that other fast food shakes and ice creams use chicken feathers; as a by product of the poultry industry, they're probaby cheap.

Thanks Evelyn for that...but that assumes I have a pyrex/microwavable safe bowl, measuring cups, and milk! I guess it's time to actually buy some pots and pans. Oh man...now I'm understanding the extent of this light green stuff! ;)

Hi JS, Well, you could boil the milk in any container you have that's heat proof, over an open fire, let it cool, stir in the yoghurt, cover it, and leave it in the sun for a few hours (on a reasonably warm day). My point was you don't need a yoghurt maker, all those little jars, powdered starter, special milk etc. You can even use powdered milk after you mix it up. My relatives in India make yoghurt every day, from raw milk delivered by the buffalo boy. When I was there thirty years ago, they didn't even have refridgeration or reliable electricity, an running water only for 1 hour per day. Technology has caught up with them now, but they still use the old method.

Evelyn: Thanks for the thought. It's just more finding time than anything with me, but I just picked up some of the Wake Robin stuff today, and am fired up to add local strawberries tomorrow. With my luck, I'll probably inadvertently mix in a few caterpillars anyway (with the organic berries), so the more I think about it, the more I'm probably eating bugs either way!

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