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Mackfam wrote:
| [ It is a real challenge to be frugal and eat an organic, whole foods type diet. That would be another thread that I would so love to hear from all of you and your insights and tips on ways you've found to do it. |
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I think this would be a great thread. We are taking a significant income cut - and the only item I am finding it tough to figure out is how to keep our organic whole foods type diet on a smaller budget. We cannot clip coupons - as we never seem to buy products which have coupons. Trader Joe's helps us to keep the costs down a bit. But I really do not like it that it costs more to be healthy!!! I know I have to get organized to make more things - sourdough bread is next on my list. I wanted to grow more this summer - to try and cut down on organic vegetable costs - but with limited pregnancy energy we are only doing carrots,zucchini and herbs.
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Donna Marie wrote:
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You can make it in quart jars in an electric roasting oven too...ask Kim Fry...she does it all the time! |
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Kim Fry does EVERYTHING in that oven! Problem is, my oven doesn't work right now, so I'm using the roasting oven frequently for --well--roasting. 
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I know a friend of mine that makes yogurt in her cooler...I forget how. Would you like me to ask her? She makes a lot of that yummy goodness too!
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Here are some more ideas from allrecipes.com.
Question...I'm heading into AZ summer heat. I'm wondering if I can harness the natural heat, let's say of my garage, to make the yogurt? Or does it have to be a consistent heat...how precise does the heat have to be?
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Angie, I think you'd have lots of luck using 'natural' heat. My parents had a crunchy friend who used to make yogurt in his car on cross country trips, I don't remember the method though and I never liked it as it was always warm when he offered it to us. I think chilling is important!
Oh! and I just remembered my dh and I did make it hiking once, placed ziplock baggies in the backpack so they would be against our backs and therefore our body heat. I hiked all day and chilled it all night and had a great breakfast in the a.m. It might take a little playing around but keep us updated on your experiments!
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Donna Marie wrote:
I know a friend of mine that makes yogurt in her cooler...I forget how. Would you like me to ask her? She makes a lot of that yummy goodness too!
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Yes, please ask her!
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Thanks for holding my hand through this, Jennifer  . I am such a "recipe follower" when it comes to new recipes. I will be a brave woman and just do it  .
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yogurt making with pics
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I know this is an old thread, but I have a question. Does homemade yougurt contain the live active cultures?
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I bought a Salton individual cup maker on cathswap. it was new, but reminds me exactly of the one my mom used growing up. we lived in Oregon, where yogurt and organic was "in" waaayyyy back in the '70's!!
We use it almost every day, and it is painless and easy to use. the kids had been "weaned" to plain or vanilla a few years ago because we could not afford the individual cups anymore and the 32 oz were usually plain organic or vanilla organic.
yogurt is the bulk of the dairy that we consume. it is SO expensive now to buy in the store. ds's like to doctor up their individual cups, with craisins and chopped nuts, maybe a dash of vanilla, or honey. One ds dumps his cup over granola cereal.
I would go with the Salton. in fact, I am wanting to buy a second one, so we can keep up better. I am a nervous nellie with food safety stuff so I don't trust myself to do the real do it yourself methods. the salton comes with its own thermometrer and everything!!
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4mothermary wrote:
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Yes! it does.
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I am thinking about this yogurt maker, mainly b/c of price. If I become a successful yogurt maker, I can always upgrade. If I do not, my dh will not fume everytime he thinks about my yogurt making adventure 
Do I also need to purchase starter?
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Anyone ever been to Hillbilly Housewife? It has just acquired a new 'owner' and is under construction but the recipes are still there. Check out these yogurt links:
Homemade yogurt
Custard Style Yogurt
You'll have to adapt them for organic diets but if your main concern is cost then these will be right up your alley!!
ETA: The Custard Style Yogurt recipe uses a pkg. of flavored gelatin mixed in with the yogurt so if they make key lime jello then ya'll's kids are in for a (cheap) treat!
ETA (again): If you have trouble following the recipe links try going to the homepage and following the 'Recipes' tab. If you have trouble w/the homepage link then type in www.hillbillyhousewife.com.
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I also have one question: how do you keep homemade yogurt from being 'stringy'? TIA.
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I simply use Whole Milk plain yogurt from the grocery store as starter. You need about a 1/2 c. of the starter for every quart you make of yogurt. That's what works for me. 
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I made yogurt for a couple of yrs.Now we make Kefir.It has a lot more probiotics than yogurt.I remember drinking it when I was a child in Europe.It is so simple to make-my 12yr. old makes it when I am busy.We mainly drink it as a smoothy.I also use the whey from the Kefir to make bread.
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Nina, how do you make kefir? I'm interested in the "more probiotics"
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Just seeing this so I thought I would add what we do.
I use a Sultan yogurt maker - makes 1 qt at time. I make it based on "demand" in our house which ebbs and flows. My littles and I are the only consistant eaters.
I use raw goat milk and "yogourmet" starter. I have a "reusable" starter which I ordered from New England Cheese Company but I have not tried it yet.
I find this very easy and economical given the cost of organic yogurt.
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Hmmm...would making Kefir be like making buttermilk? I know for buttermilk you just add some milk to a buttermilk jug that's not quite empty of buttermilk and then let it sit out all day. Voila: buttermilk.
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Kefir is similar to buttermilk.Kefir is made from starter "grains".Once you start making kefir the grains just reproduce,so you never need to buy another starter.Also,any kind of milk can be used to make the kefir.Kefir is extremely nutritious and abundant with probiotics,a lot more than yogurt.Probiotics are the good bacteria that contribute to one's overall health.
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