Rambling

A friend was telling me about the yogurt maker she had bought, and how wonderful the yogurt was. I soon realised that all it is is an insulated tub that keeps the ingredients warm.

So I decided I wanted one too, the yogurt really was good! Searching the internet for the best price I came across several sites that said you don’t need a yogurt maker. You just need to insulate the tub with towels and keep it somewhere warm like an airing cupboard. I don’t have an airing cupboard, or anywhere suitable to keep the tub warm, but I do have a vacuum flask and found that works very well.

I made the yogurt by boiling ordinary milk then letting it cool a bit then adding a large spoon full of live yogurt bought from the shop. I put the lot into the flask and left overnight and in the morning had great yogurt. When I make my next batch I will use a spoonful of this batch to start it off.

I used ordinary semi-skimmed milk, but my friend says UHT milk is even tastier, so I will try that next time. She says the yogurt can be kept for two weeks in the fridge, but mine won’t last that long.

I put some chopped up strawberries in mine today, and it was lovely. Chopped nuts are good to add to it too, but I suppose you could add almost any fruit or nuts.

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