There seems to have been a small shift toward Spring. This week will have temps in the 50's and 60's and then back to the 30's, I have been smelling skunks everywhere, and the wildlife seems more active. Tomorrow I have big plans to head outside and do hours of yardwork.
In a couple of weeks the feed store will be having "Chick Days" and we are going to pick up 4 more chicks to raise and then add to our small flock. They also carry ducklings, and to me ducklings are irresistible. I love adult ducks too. Last year I almost bought a couple but decided against it because the logistics of chickens had not yet been figured out. My mind has been working and I have figured out that we can easily add ducks. There is a duck run built on the side of the barn, an old dog house can be used as a duck house and I will stable up some predator proof fencing over and around the run. The previous owners also left a large child's pool and they can use that for their water. An added bonus, since ducks are messy in their water, I can use their old pool water for the garden-instant fertilizer.
Today I am making yogurt in my crock pot. I found the recipe at website A Year of Slow Cooking.
I am still trying to figure out how to make fruit yogurt. Whenever I blend the fruit in my yogurt becomes a smoothie...so sometimes I toss in a frozen banana, some spinach and spirulina algae and make it a super healthy smoothie. Once, I put the yogurt in a strainer lined with coffee filters and let it sit overnight. A bunch of whey and fruit juice ran off and I was left with super creamy yogurt. I used the whey for baking, but the kids said the yogurt was "too creamy". Any ideas??
Too creamy? That's like saying "Too delicious." We usually flavor our yogurt with an all-fruit spread. I've never had good luck using unsweetened raw fruit in yogurt--the juice releases and makes the whole thing--yes, smoothie-ish. I mix a little honey in plain yogurt, then add frozen berries on top for the kids to mix in themselves. They love that. If you're trying to make a big batch of fruit yogurt at once, what about cooked fruit?
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