Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 > I did a test run of the yoghurt - it flopped!!!!! It smelled like sour milk and looked like soured cottage cheese!!!! But that's the way it (naturally fermented, unsweetened yoghurt) SHOULD look & taste! > I followed the directions that Lucy sent with it. There was no dripping anywhere in there. Are we supposed to drip it? yes, most of the time you need to drip out the greenish fluid. > Can you use almond milk instead and does it make it more sweet? You could, but only if the child does NOT tolerate goat's yoghurt. If he or she DOES tolerate goat's yoghurt, why take almond/hazelnut milk. The taste is similar with nut milk, also sour (as it should be). After dripping, stir the yoghurt and keep in the fridge. In a bowl, you can always sweeten it with honey or berries if you wish. Marjan The Netherlands (dairy country) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Comments interspersed - Thank you so much. Would you reccommend the best way to sweeten yougurt please? > I did a test run of the yoghurt - it flopped!!!!! It smelled like sour milk and looked like soured cottage cheese!!!! But that's the way it (naturally fermented, unsweetened yoghurt) SHOULD look & taste! Maybe I should feel better then. > I followed the directions that Lucy sent with it. There was no dripping anywhere in there. Are we supposed to drip it? yes, most of the time you need to drip out the greenish fluid. Please either post directions for this or direct me to posted directions for this. > Can you use almond milk instead and does it make it more sweet? You could, but only if the child does NOT tolerate goat's yoghurt. If he or she DOES tolerate goat's yoghurt, why take almond/hazelnut milk. The taste is similar with nut milk, also sour (as it should be). After dripping, stir the yoghurt and keep in the fridge. In a bowl, you can always sweeten it with honey or berries if you wish. Ok - I know that I've read where to buy goat's milk, but for the life of me I can't find it. D most local groceries carry it, or must I buy on line. I'm no where near any goat's milk!!!!! Thanks Karyn Marjan The Netherlands (dairy country) For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Wanted to add that I used cow's milk - I see that this is probably a no-no from recent posts. I shall do better next time!!!!! Karyn Comments interspersed - Thank you so much. Would you reccommend the best way to sweeten yougurt please? > I did a test run of the yoghurt - it flopped!!!!! It smelled like sour milk and looked like soured cottage cheese!!!! But that's the way it (naturally fermented, unsweetened yoghurt) SHOULD look & taste! Maybe I should feel better then. > I followed the directions that Lucy sent with it. There was no dripping anywhere in there. Are we supposed to drip it? yes, most of the time you need to drip out the greenish fluid. Please either post directions for this or direct me to posted directions for this. > Can you use almond milk instead and does it make it more sweet? You could, but only if the child does NOT tolerate goat's yoghurt. If he or she DOES tolerate goat's yoghurt, why take almond/hazelnut milk. The taste is similar with nut milk, also sour (as it should be). After dripping, stir the yoghurt and keep in the fridge. In a bowl, you can always sweeten it with honey or berries if you wish. Ok - I know that I've read where to buy goat's milk, but for the life of me I can't find it. D most local groceries carry it, or must I buy on line. I'm no where near any goat's milk!!!!! Thanks Karyn Marjan The Netherlands (dairy country) For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Karyn, Using cow's milk is not a no-no for yogurt...... IF your child was already tolerating cow milk products before. It's just that goat is tolerated best when introducing yogurt for MOST kids that have been CF for a while..... or truly cannot have ANY cow's milk in any form. I make most of my yogurt from cow milk. When did you look at the yogurt? Right at the end of the 24 hrs, when you took it out of the machine? At that point, it will still be kinda watery and curdly. You want to put it directly into the fridge to chill overnight ( 6- 8 hrs). Then, only after chilling, you can drip it to make it thicker and take a little of the tangy taste away. Line a colander with a clean tea towell and set the colander over a big bowl or other larger container. Pour the chilled yogurt into the lined colander and let it sit there dripping for another 6+ hrs (I do my dripping in the fridge). Beyond that, you may want to go back and do another test run on making the yogurt...... make sure all implements were very clean, make sure you brought the milk up to the correct temp, double check everything. Cool down to the appropriate temp (I bring mine down to 90 - 95F),,,,, thoroughly mix your starter powder in (stir, stir, stir), making sure it's really all the way dissolved before adding it to the big vat of milk. Making sure your yogurt maker is holding it at the right temp..... and that you have it sitting somewhere protected from any cold drafts, etc..... wait the full 24 hrs. DON'T stir your yogurt until after you've chilled it at the end. Patti, mom to Katera, SCD 9 months Re: Re: youghurt, no flop! Wanted to add that I used cow's milk - I see that this is probably a no-no from recent posts. I shall do better next time!!!!! Karyn Comments interspersed - Thank you so much. Would you reccommend the best way to sweeten yougurt please? > I did a test run of the yoghurt - it flopped!!!!! It smelled like sour milk and looked like soured cottage cheese!!!! But that's the way it (naturally fermented, unsweetened yoghurt) SHOULD look & taste! Maybe I should feel better then. > I followed the directions that Lucy sent with it. There was no dripping anywhere in there. Are we supposed to drip it? yes, most of the time you need to drip out the greenish fluid. Please either post directions for this or direct me to posted directions for this. > Can you use almond milk instead and does it make it more sweet? You could, but only if the child does NOT tolerate goat's yoghurt. If he or she DOES tolerate goat's yoghurt, why take almond/hazelnut milk. The taste is similar with nut milk, also sour (as it should be). After dripping, stir the yoghurt and keep in the fridge. In a bowl, you can always sweeten it with honey or berries if you wish. Ok - I know that I've read where to buy goat's milk, but for the life of me I can't find it. D most local groceries carry it, or must I buy on line. I'm no where near any goat's milk!!!!! Thanks Karyn Marjan The Netherlands (dairy country) For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 honey or saccharin or home made pear juice. On Friday, January 23, 2004, at 11:50 AM, Karyn wrote: > > Â Comments interspersed - Thank you so much. Would you reccommend the best > way to sweeten yougurt please? > > Carol F. --------- c.frilegh@... Toronto , Celiac SCD 2 years There is no substitute for the right food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Lokked at the yogurt after it had chilled overnite. How do I see if the yogurt maker is at the proper temp? Open and stick in a thermometer? That won't ruin the fernenting will it? She's been tolerating store yogurt for some time now, so I don't think it will be a problem. I'll probably try goat's milk just in case tho. Thanks for the dripping suggestions. Karyn Karyn, Using cow's milk is not a no-no for yogurt...... IF your child was already tolerating cow milk products before. It's just that goat is tolerated best when introducing yogurt for MOST kids that have been CF for a while..... or truly cannot have ANY cow's milk in any form. I make most of my yogurt from cow milk. When did you look at the yogurt? Right at the end of the 24 hrs, when you took it out of the machine? At that point, it will still be kinda watery and curdly. You want to put it directly into the fridge to chill overnight ( 6- 8 hrs). Then, only after chilling, you can drip it to make it thicker and take a little of the tangy taste away. Line a colander with a clean tea towell and set the colander over a big bowl or other larger container. Pour the chilled yogurt into the lined colander and let it sit there dripping for another 6+ hrs (I do my dripping in the fridge). Beyond that, you may want to go back and do another test run on making the yogurt...... make sure all implements were very clean, make sure you brought the milk up to the correct temp, double check everything. Cool down to the appropriate temp (I bring mine down to 90 - 95F),,,,, thoroughly mix your starter powder in (stir, stir, stir), making sure it's really all the way dissolved before adding it to the big vat of milk. Making sure your yogurt maker is holding it at the right temp..... and that you have it sitting somewhere protected from any cold drafts, etc..... wait the full 24 hrs. DON'T stir your yogurt until after you've chilled it at the end. Patti, mom to Katera, SCD 9 months Re: Re: youghurt, no flop! Wanted to add that I used cow's milk - I see that this is probably a no-no from recent posts. I shall do better next time!!!!! Karyn Comments interspersed - Thank you so much. Would you reccommend the best way to sweeten yougurt please? > I did a test run of the yoghurt - it flopped!!!!! It smelled like sour milk and looked like soured cottage cheese!!!! But that's the way it (naturally fermented, unsweetened yoghurt) SHOULD look & taste! Maybe I should feel better then. > I followed the directions that Lucy sent with it. There was no dripping anywhere in there. Are we supposed to drip it? yes, most of the time you need to drip out the greenish fluid. Please either post directions for this or direct me to posted directions for this. > Can you use almond milk instead and does it make it more sweet? You could, but only if the child does NOT tolerate goat's yoghurt. If he or she DOES tolerate goat's yoghurt, why take almond/hazelnut milk. The taste is similar with nut milk, also sour (as it should be). After dripping, stir the yoghurt and keep in the fridge. In a bowl, you can always sweeten it with honey or berries if you wish. Ok - I know that I've read where to buy goat's milk, but for the life of me I can't find it. D most local groceries carry it, or must I buy on line. I'm no where near any goat's milk!!!!! Thanks Karyn Marjan The Netherlands (dairy country) For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 > > I followed the directions that Lucy sent with it. There was no > dripping anywhere in there. Are we supposed to drip it? > > yes, most of the time you need to drip out the greenish fluid. > > Please either post directions for this or direct me to posted directions for this. Dripping yoghurt: find a tea towel or a fine cotton cloth. Also you need a rather big sieve, so that you can pour in a litre of yoghurt. Place the cloth into the sieve on a wide-mouthed pan or bowl and gently pour ALL yoghurt + fluids in. Drip for as long as you wish. The longer you drip, the thicker the yoghurt. I drip my nut yoghurt about half an hour to an hour. > Ok - I know that I've read where to buy goat's milk, but for the life of me I can't find it. D most local groceries carry it, or must I buy on line. I'm no where near any goat's milk!!!!! You may want to consider nut milk, but most stores here do have it. Marjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 " Maybe I'll just go buy a goat!!! ;-) " Karyn, If you got room for one, go for it. It might be cheaper in the long run. And you might not have to mow as much...LOL. Where I live the goat milk is almost $4 a quart. I think you can buy a milking goat for $250. If you can get more than 62.5 quarts from one goat, then it could definitely be cost effective. Jody mom to -5.1 and -7.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 Hey, I'm different!!!!, don't put it past me!!! When I first started the journey with 's illnesses and digestive probs, along with the autism, and started putting everything together - I'm one who beleives that she was born with an impaired immune system and the Thimersol in shots helped do a ton of gut damage and other " wonderful " things to her body - anyway, because the Drs were so quick to dimiss what I thought could even be possible and we should take a more productive route than " give her the best life you can " - I actually made a comment about taking her to my vet!!!!! My vet listens to me when I take my critters in an I feel that something is not so, and he makes house calls!!!!! He went to med school and he's used to his patients not being able to talk and tell him what they are feeling!!!! Of course I didn't have to do that, I switched peds and her dr is wonderful, has no clue about alot of the treatments and I tell him everything we are trying and doing ( I do this so if something does go haywire - he has a clue and he can address things as they should be), if I need an rx of some sort he just calls it in. Makes sure she's healthy (makes us see him every 6 mths does blood draws so he can be sure liver function, WBC, RBC's are where they should be), so he is pretty wonderful. All he tells me is keep doing what you're doing, she's doing better than I expected. He's considering going to a DAN! conference as well. Thought that was pretty interesting. We go in next week - medical waiver for shots, just in case I'm right and others are wrong, and I'm going to give him my speech (and info) on the SCD he has several other patients that could probably use the diet itself. As far as the goat, if my neighbors wouldn't care I'd probably do it. I'm in the city limits and they have " rules " about livestock!!!!!! thanks for listening!!!!!! Karyn " Maybe I'll just go buy a goat!!! ;-) " Karyn, If you got room for one, go for it. It might be cheaper in the long run. And you might not have to mow as much...LOL. Where I live the goat milk is almost $4 a quart. I think you can buy a milking goat for $250. If you can get more than 62.5 quarts from one goat, then it could definitely be cost effective. Jody mom to -5.1 and -7.4 For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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