Two of the boys had dentist appointments today so we had to go out in the arctic tundra that is Mid-Michigan. I shouldn't complain, though. It was 12° with a -2° wind chill. When I pumped gas and ran into (and therefore out of) the grocery store at 5am is was -8° with a -25° wind chill.
One boy needs two root canals. Same problem as with me and Alex... filling wasn't done right and bacteria got under it and rotted the tooth. By the time we knew anything was happening, it was too late. Poor kid. Both boys were lucky enough to get my 'soft enamel' so they need a few preventative fillings, too. Other than that, everything is good. I know you were all eagerly awaiting the results. lol
I was hoping it warms up a little more so that I can go to my first meeting for Mid-Michigan Heart Savers. Between two hours at the dentist, 1/2 hour at the post office, making dinner and other miscellaneous stuff that happened I didn't make it.
My yogurt maker came today, which means two things. 1) I get to make SCD legal yogurt (woohoo!) and 2) I am sucking at the Compact. Really. How hard is it to not buy new? Apparently if you are me, pretty darn hard. For the record: I found a used yogurt maker but decided to buy a different brand because of the long fermentation time (24 hours.) We go through almost a quart a day and with a 24 hour fermentation the smaller machine would be on 24/7.
I am making the first batch tonight. As it sits cooling, waiting to go into the maker I am convinced that if we eat it we will die a horrid death. The stupid thermometer that came with it needs to be calibrated. It was taking forever for the milk to come to 180° so Ethan decided we should try one of our thermometers. Sure enough, it was way past 180. Luckily, it was still within the acceptable zone.
In a strange way Alex is looking forward to starting SCD. I think he is done with being sick all the time and is willing to do whatever he has to do. It also helps that he has someone to cook and make all of the hard decisions for him. Some days I wish I could trade places!
Update on my yogurt - it cooled too much so I get to try again tomorrow.
3 comments:
We make yogurt at home! Yummy! We cook it on the stove, put it in small canning jars and then put it in a cardboard box with the heating pad. It works really well.
We haven't made any for two weeks because my thermometer broke and I don't want to go to the store to get a new one! Now that you've got me thinking about it, I'll probably go out and brave the cold tomorrow!
Well think of how many yogurt containers you have saved by making that purchase. You will have the yogurt maker for a long time so I would imagine that would be a lot of containers over time. Also, all of that yogurt needs to be made and get to the store and you have to go and get it VS a one time purchase that has to get to you. I think overall you are creating less waste by getting the yogurt maker
How much does milk cost where you live? I looked into making my own yogurt but I didn't think I would save that much by buying it.
I am excited to try the homemade yogurt. The 24 hour fermenting period is going to kill my need for instant gratification!
You are right. Buying the maker is going to save a lot of resources in the long run - as well as our tummys!
Right now milk is $3.35 a gallon, but is usually on sale for $2.77. I am going to find out if I can use frozen and then thawed milk to make the yogurt. If so I will stock up the next time it is on sale.
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