Yogurt Today

1/2 Gal 2% good milk  3.50$
1.5 cups dry milk 4.60$ bag ~ 5 servings
Heat to 185F, then cool to 115F
Add cultures (using open nature greek 5.3 oz) 1$
Total for 1/2 gal yogurt is 5.42$

Hold at 115F for a few hours. I think 4-5 this time and it came out very well set and tart.

Pluot Jam

Pluot Jam

Thanks to a friend I found myself with 10's of lbs of fruit, pluots and I dont even know what the other one is. 

Pluot Jam:

10 lbs seeded and diced

~1 Tbs lemon juice

splash of salt

Let cook down a little bit in large stainless-steel pan, probably took an hour on low.

Meanwhile clean and bake (225F) canning jars to sanitize.

Once cooked down, added ~6 cups of sugar and 4 Tbls of low-sugar pectin. 

Cook to disolve sugar, and put into jars.

I probably boiled the jars for 10 minutes to seal.