Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 So you have all talked me into kefir and I've fallen in love with the stuff. Please, please may I have some grains? Or can I just add milk to the stuff I bought at Whole Foods? I have not felt any " grains " in it at all. Or alternatively, where can I buy kefir and kefilli? Is there an advatage to have separate kefir, kefilli and villi all going at the same time? Or are they pretty much interchangable in the diet? Do you all know of Quark? The label says " yoghurt cheese " , but it seems somehow different from the yoghurt cheese I've made by hanging yoghurt in a cheesecloth. I'm thinking of trying saurkraut - I have a cabbage and " Putting Food By " . I don't have " Nourishing Traditions " so I don't know how whey fits in. Would you use the whey from any of the above? What about the Bob's Red Mills dried whey? Connie H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 So you have all talked me into kefir and I've fallen in love with > the stuff. Please, please may I have some grains? Or can I just > add milk to the stuff I bought at Whole Foods? I have not felt > any " grains " in it at all. Or alternatively, where can I buy kefir > and kefilli? > > Is there an advatage to have separate kefir, kefilli and villi all > going at the same time? Or are they pretty much interchangable in > the diet? > > Do you all know of Quark? The label says " yoghurt cheese " , but it > seems somehow different from the yoghurt cheese I've made by hanging > yoghurt in a cheesecloth. > > I'm thinking of trying saurkraut - I have a cabbage and " Putting > Food By " . I don't have " Nourishing Traditions " so I don't know how > whey fits in. Would you use the whey from any of the above? What > about the Bob's Red Mills dried whey? > > Connie H. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 > I have not felt any " grains " in it at all. Or alternatively, where > can I buy kefir and kefilli? > > > I'm thinking of trying saurkraut - I have a cabbage and " Putting > Food By " . I don't have " Nourishing Traditions " so I don't know how > whey fits in. Would you use the whey from any of the above? What > about the Bob's Red Mills dried whey? > > Connie H. Woopsie me, quick draw McGraw, replied with no content. Making kefir from kefir grains is a great, satisfying endeavor. The stuff from the store is devoid of grains as it is strained. You can find kefir grains through the group or GEM Cultures, I believe. For sauerkraut, you need no whey and may be best without it. I tasted my kefirkraut today (kraut made with kefir grains). It was fizzing away like Heidi's apple kefir beer does. I made it sweet with raisins, apples, red cabbage, tamarind, cumin and cinnamon. It is like a tamarind chutney. Using kefir grains a la Dom's website, enabled me to use little salt and achieve a spicy sweet ferment which is a refreshing change of pace from traditional krauts/chutneys. http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirkraut.html Also try www.wildfermentation.com for basic kraut recipes. Enjoy the journey to good health through homemade, traditional foods! It is a blast to make this stuff, and very healthy for you. Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 >So you have all talked me into kefir and I've fallen in love with >the stuff. Please, please may I have some grains? Or can I just >add milk to the stuff I bought at Whole Foods? I have not felt >any " grains " in it at all. Or alternatively, where can I buy kefir >and kefilli? I can send people kefiili grains, but now mine seem to have gone thin and sour and I need to revive them ... ! Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 Can this group be considered a source for kefir grains? If so, I would like to have someone add it to their list of sources. I noticed on Rejoice In Life's PROJECT KEFIR page they list Nourishing_Traditions_UK group as a source for grains. I know Dom's Kefir In-Site is at the top of many people's lists, but I am just covering all the bases. I'm not trying to mash any toes. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 >>Can this group be considered a source for kefir grains? If so, I would like to have someone add it to their list of sources. I noticed on Rejoice In Life's PROJECT KEFIR page they list Nourishing_Traditions_UK group as a source for grains. I know Dom's Kefir In-Site is at the top of many people's lists, but I am just covering all the bases. I'm not trying to mash any toes. Darrell<< ~~~There's also the kefir email group. That's where I got my second batch which were great. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 --- In , " Darrell " <lazlo75501@y...> wrote: > Can this group be considered a source for kefir grains? The best group for finding kefir grains is : kefir_making/ Also the son database for kefir: http://66.46.11.99/clarkson/Show/son/kefir/default.asp Best, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 >> Can this group be considered a source for kefir grains? I for one wouldn't want it listed as such ... then folks would be dropping in JUST for kefir grains, and it's busy enough as it is! Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 :--- In , " Darrell " <lazlo75501@y...> :wrote: :> Can this group be considered a source for kefir grains? : :The best group for finding kefir grains is : :kefir_making/ : :Also the son database for kefir: :http://66.46.11.99/clarkson/Show/son/kefir/default.asp : :Best, : : Thanks but I have those already. My original question was " Can the NT group be considered a source for kefir grains? " I've decided against asking someone to add this group to their comprehensive list. Like I said I don't want to mash any toes. But if someone decides to create a butt and breast clearing- house this group should definitely be listed. Butts and breasts have alot more traffic here than kefir. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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