Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

There is nothing as good as fresh yogurt made at home. I know there are various methods of making yogurt and I make it with a yogurt maker. So I thought I would share how I make mine. There are starters out there you can use and I have in the past.  But now I basically make it using a plain, organic, Greek style yogurt I buy at the store. I use to use a regular type of yogurt but when I use Greek style I get a thicker finished product. I also use organic milk. Now you need some fat in your milk to make it thick and smooth, non-fat will work but it's not to my liking. They add a thickener to store bought non-fat yogurt to make it thick.  The yogurt maker I have holds 7 - 6oz glass jars. I have had this one for about 10 years now. And it has worked pretty good for me all these years. I did learn from making this mistake,  is that when you clean the maker do not use an antibacterial soap. When I did that the bacteria in the yogurt did not multiply like it should of, and so next cou

I forgot to mention yesterday something about this soap. It is safe for your front loading machine. I have one and because it is a low suds detergent that makes it OK. There is  a recipe for powder detergent out there and again just google or you could try a website I go to and from there you are linked to other sites, it is   money saving queen .  It is a local site but there are many ideals and recipes you can use anywhere. If you are into saving with coupons that is one of her speciality. Oh ya, I forgot to mention it works well on your cats. They come out of the dryer just so white and fluffy. Plus they smell April fresh.  That is my cat Pete (short for Pistil Pete) He has a thing for jumping into the dryer when I am trying to get the clothes out. Then he'll get in the laundry basket. He doesn't care if you cover him in clothes. Goofy cat  and of course just kidding about washing him. Thou there are times I would like to. He'll go out, find a spot of dirt and rol

I had to make a new batch the other day and thought maybe you would like to try it. It is easy, a money saver and a good detergent. For just pennies a load my clothes are clean and softer than name brand detergent. ( FYI - I have hard water) I have been making my own for a year now and do not see any difference than using a name brand detergent. It takes only 3 ingredients. They are Borax, Washing Soda and Fels-Naptha (a heavy duty laundry bar soap). If you cannot find that bar soap I had read you can use Ivory bar soap. You will need; 1/3 bar of fels-naptha 1/2 cup borax 1/2 cup washing soda 2 gallon bucket You will need to grate the soap. Can use a hand grater or food processor In a pot add 6 cups of water and the grated soap. Heat until soap is dissolved. Measure out the borax and washing soda. I just put them together in one cup. Add to the pot and stir until the borax and washing soda is dissolved. If it is boiling, turn off heat once dissolved. In the bucket you wil