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    cross post,,, help with yougurt please

    I only eat yougurt,,,, actually drank 4 oz of this milk,,,, adults do not have the correct enzemes to digest milk in any quantility, chers
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    What line of work are you in?

    I have been a nurse for 25 years,,,, my favorite job was step down trauma, neuro , ENT cancer,, did Occ health for the past ten years,, that job ends in four weeks. praise god. have been a tour leader to Itlay and Turkey, taught travel classes, and bread baking classes. Am a professional...
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    cross post,,, help with yougurt please

    I cheat and do not use a thermonter, I just do it by feel..I am getting milk from one of my clients that has a guresey , ,, and four goats that will have babies in the next few weeks. I want to boost my immunue system with goat milk,,,, I got posion oak two years ago that was horrible... and...
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    cross post,,, help with yougurt please

    Well , my milk must have been hotter than I thoght. I recultured and got a lovely thick yougurt 10 hours later.... hurrah for real milk from the cow,, it made themost incredible yougurt,, this could be creme franche,,,,, thnaks to all cheers
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    cross post,,, help with yougurt please

    culture was frozen cubes, which I have used for years with sucess, ( cubes only 1 week old) medium was warm. added more culture, now have soft set after 7 hours. will let set for another 12 hours. mom suggest I have worn out my yougurt maker,, one , two batches awek for 19 months...... but...
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    cross post,,, help with yougurt please

    I make alot of yougurt. got a gallon of fresh milk yesterday. Heated slightly to temp of salton yougurt maker, cutlutred,, and it has not set this morning. suggestions? reheate to a higher point?
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    Ball Blue Book.. opinions....

    Well I have been off canning peaches, so no time for computers. I reduced the sugar in all the rescipes after i read the intro to B Book. I found the sugar chart and made light suace for all the peaches. The difference between Jam and canning was three full cups of sugar! for the same amount of...
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    Ball Blue Book.. opinions....

    I am not saying that I do not use sugar.... some folks have asked me how to can with out sugar... you do need sugar and vinegar... what I am objected to is the quanties..... hope that clarifys thing.... If you are a new canner , I would still have a copy for cross reference. I read a lot of...
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    Who here cans??

    TO THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO USE A REGULAR CANNER FOR A PRESSURE CANNER...... DON'T DO IT!!! A PRESSURE CANNER IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WATER BATH CANNER,,,,, READ DIRECTIONS ON A PRESSURE CANNER,,,, STEAM IS DANGEROUS IF NOT VENTED CORRECTLY... I think you can explode your jars!! remember...
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    WHAT ARE YOU CANNING TODAY?

    I made chutney from an English cook book, the River cottage cook book. It turned out great.... lots of veggies. I want to make another batch and add peppers to it, in a month. It will be perfect with cold trukey sandwhiches or roll ups. I have a 1 lb pate in my slow cooker, the rescipe from...
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    Ball Blue Book.. opinions....

    My mom has been canning for years and I have canned for five years. I make jam, peaches, chutney. We have used the ball book for reference and made notes on what we like and do not like. If you are a beginner, stick with Ball, but here are my problems with the ball book. #1 way too much sugar...
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    Making Pickles?

    I also say buy the blue book, I have canned with my mom for years. and we dispute, we double check the book. I write all over the book, since Ido change some of the vinegar quanties in the chutneys.. so write in your book! we can can 7 pints in an hour and ahalf now that we have our notes.
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    Anyone make their own ale?

    I have been making our family beer for the last 10 -15 years. I make about 10 gallons a year. five gallons at a time. The best book to read is the The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition book. on amazon used. Beer takes at least 30 -45 days to age before its drinkable,,, "green beer"...
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