Ingredients
1 to 2 quarts milk
2 to 3 tablespoons plain yogurt
Steps to Make It
Using a Thermos
Almost fill a thermos bottle (preferably widemouthed) with milk heated to 100 F.
Add 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt and mix thoroughly.
Put the lid on and wrap the thermos in two or three terry towels.
Set it in a warm, draft-free place overnight.
Using an Oven
Pour 1 quart of milk into a casserole dish and add 3 tablespoons of plain yogurt.
Stir well and cover the casserole dish.
Place in a warm (100 F) oven with the heat off. Let it sit overnight.
Using a Heating Pad
Mix 1 quart of milk and 3 tablespoons of plain yogurt.
Set an electric heating pad at medium temperature and place it in the bottom of a cardboard box with a lid. (A large shoebox works well.)
Fill small plastic containers with the milk-yogurt mixture and put on the lids.
Wrap a heating pad around the containers, then cover with towels to fill the box and let sit, undisturbed, for 5 to 6 hours.
Using the Sun
Pour 1 quart warmed milk into a glass-lidded bowl or casserole dish.
Add 3 tablespoons plain yogurt and cover with the glass lid or a clear glass pie pan.
Place in the sun on a warm (not too hot) summer day and let sit 4 to 5 hours. Watch it to make sure it is not shaded as the sun moves.
Using the Back of a Wood-Stove
Many grandmothers made clabber by setting a bowl of freshly drawn milk on the back of the stove after supper.
Add 1 cup starter to 2 quarts milk and let it sit, loosely covered with a dish towel, on the back of the cooling wood range overnight.
Using a Crock Pot
Preheat a crock pot on low for about 15 minutes, until it feels very warm to the fingertips.
Put covered containers of yogurt mixture into the crock pot, cover it, and turn off the heat.
At 35- to 45-minutes intervals, heat the crock pot on low for 10 to 15 minutes.
Now you’re ready to enjoy delicious homemade yogurt!
