Raspberry jam all around, except for Sonia. She prefers peach.
(If you’d like to enjoy some homemade food in jars along with us, you’ll be happy to know that I’ve posted my homemade yogurt recipe and my freezer jam recipe.)
Yogurt and Jam x 4
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Love the colors! It was a great topic for today.
I love this picture! That looks like our breakfast. I started making yogurt last year and I use those same quart-size mason jars, and I’ve been pulling jars of jam out of the freezer, too. And we have those same glass custard cups! Yesterday I made granola and chunky applesauce (I don’t peel the apples, just core and chop), and my kids like to warm the applesauce and then mix it together – they say it tastes like apple pie!
I was so disappointed when your yogurt recipe didn’t work for me.
I followed it to the T! I go through so much yogurt that I really wanted to be able to do it. My hubby says, “It’s no big deal. Doesn’t cost that much.” But that’s not the only consideration. What about all those tiny plastic cups that are good for almost nothing? yes, I use them in the green house to start seedlings but I’d just as soon not have that many around. Any pointers or hidden tricks?
Hmm. What kind of starter did you use? (I use always a name-brand..Dannon or Yoplait) Did you use ultra-pasteurized milk? (I hear that doesn’t work well) Is your thermometer very accurate? (If your milk or incubating water was too hot, your yogurt cultures will die) Did you use real milk, not soy or almond milk? (using non-dairy milk is tricky, from what I read)
Girl, I know that we prayed for you to get over your influenza and you certainly HAVE AND AS USUAL PUT US ALL TO SHAME!!
I did use Dannon plain for the starter but ultra-pasteurized milk? It probably was. I just have no way of getting raw milk…that I know of. I’ll have to look into that. I use my thermometer for baking so I think it’s good and accurate. Incubating water was too hot? I don’t think so. I was so careful….could just have been the milk. Thanks so much, Kristen!
The ultra-pasteurized milk is different than regular pasteurized milk…ultra past. milk is the sort that comes in cartons like orange juice does (the paper/cardboard type). Usually it’s organic milk that is sold this way.
If you used the kind that comes in the plastic carton, it probably wasn’t ultra-pasteurized.
My mom has occasionally had a batch that just did not turn out and she can’t figure out why. so, maybe it give it one more go?
Actually ultra pasteurized milk can come in plastic cartons as well. Ultra pasteurized means it has been heated to a higher temperature than regular pasteurization. They use this process to make the milk keep longer by killing all the bacteria. The problem is that it kills all the good bacteria as well as the bad so makes it a lot less healthy and useless for making cheese & probably yogurt. Look in the label where it says Vitamin D, Homogenized, etc. it should say either pasteurized or ultra pasteurized.
Well rats, I was hoping to start making yogurt from organic milk but I bet the stuff i can get is ultra-pasteurized. I certainly can’t afford to buy organic yogurt so thought this might be a work-around.