Comments on: Worth Reading Round-up http://moneysavingmom.com/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html Helping You Be a Better Home Economist Fri, 25 May 2012 14:37:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Merrilee Stevenson http://moneysavingmom.com/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-145011 Merrilee Stevenson Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:53:03 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html#comment-145011 Crystal, ever since you originally posted the link to the yogurt, we've been making it that way. My husband is especially enthusiastic about it. (I'll have to try making our own strainer--great idea Stacy!) In fact, it has sparked his interest into making homemade cheese as well--but we're still novices. I've been absent for a while, and I'm glad to get back into checking your blog. I need to intensify my gazelle-like habits, especially this time of year! Thanks for being here! Crystal, ever since you originally posted the link to the yogurt, we’ve been making it that way. My husband is especially enthusiastic about it. (I’ll have to try making our own strainer–great idea Stacy!) In fact, it has sparked his interest into making homemade cheese as well–but we’re still novices. I’ve been absent for a while, and I’m glad to get back into checking your blog. I need to intensify my gazelle-like habits, especially this time of year! Thanks for being here!

]]> By: Stacy http://moneysavingmom.com/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-145010 Stacy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:57:23 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html#comment-145010 We also make our own yogurt in the crockpot. Instead of buying a quart to use for a starter, simply make it a habit to set aside about a cup of yogurt from the batch you just made, and put it in a container labeled "starter". Do this each time you make yogurt and you'll never have to buy a starter again (unless you forget). We like our yogurt very thick (almost the consistency of cream cheese). We were using coffee filters to strain it, but it only did a little bit at a time. Instead, I sewed together several layers of mesh-type fabric (I think they were originally curtain liners) to make a large homemade washable filter and we use that to strain our yogurt. We also make our own yogurt in the crockpot. Instead of buying a quart to use for a starter, simply make it a habit to set aside about a cup of yogurt from the batch you just made, and put it in a container labeled “starter”. Do this each time you make yogurt and you’ll never have to buy a starter again (unless you forget).
We like our yogurt very thick (almost the consistency of cream cheese). We were using coffee filters to strain it, but it only did a little bit at a time. Instead, I sewed together several layers of mesh-type fabric (I think they were originally curtain liners) to make a large homemade washable filter and we use that to strain our yogurt.

]]> By: Jessica-MomForHim http://moneysavingmom.com/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-145009 Jessica-MomForHim Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:26:02 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html#comment-145009 I loved the list at Saving Your Cents about free items--it was spot-on! The items I would add are chapstick, lotion, cereal, and yogurt. I loved the list at Saving Your Cents about free items–it was spot-on! The items I would add are chapstick, lotion, cereal, and yogurt.

]]> By: Jessica-MomForHim http://moneysavingmom.com/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-145008 Jessica-MomForHim Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:24:45 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html#comment-145008 I also like to make my own yogurt in the crockpot. I have my method posted here, using only milk and some plain yogurt as starter: <a href="http://momforhim.blogspot.com/2009/02/yogurt-update.html" rel="nofollow">http://momforhim.blogspot.com/2009/02/yogurt-update.html</a> But I frequently get yogurt for free after sales and coupons at the grocery store, which is hard to beat! Sometimes I will mix the flavored yogurt with our homemade plain to cut down on the sugar. I also like to make my own yogurt in the crockpot. I have my method posted here, using only milk and some plain yogurt as starter:
http://momforhim.blogspot.com/2009/02/yogurt-update.html

But I frequently get yogurt for free after sales and coupons at the grocery store, which is hard to beat! Sometimes I will mix the flavored yogurt with our homemade plain to cut down on the sugar.

]]> By: maggie http://moneysavingmom.com/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-145007 maggie Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:59:15 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2009/10/worth-reading-roundup-2.html#comment-145007 Thanks, I like the Worth REading Round-up. Thanks, I like the Worth REading Round-up.

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