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Make your own: yogurt, butter & applesauce

Simplifying our lives involves many, many things. Learning to do the things that we normally rely on others to do is simplicity at it’s foundation. One of the applications for this is in our kitchens. When we learn techniques for making things from scratch not only are we broadening our skill set, but we are also making far tastier and healthier foods.

Here are a few ideas for making things you would normally buy at the grocery store.

Butter

I have read other blogs that give good tutorials on making butter so I won’t post one here. Michele posted a great tutorial, which I used as an outline in my butter making process.

Yogurt

I have made yogurt before, but when we moved and no longer had a gas stove with a pilot light I stopped and have looked for a simple way to make it since. I love using my crock pot so this recipe was perfect for me.

Applesauce

We love fruit in our house, but since I won’t be shopping for it weekly for the next two months I had to preserve some fresh local apples so that they wouldn’t overtake my refrigerator. I made and canned no-sugar cinnamon applesauce. This is a great site for canning and preserving information.

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One Comment

oatmeal says:

November 15, 2008 at 1:08 PM

I’ve heard of making your own yogurt and applesauce, but not butter! This is so cool–thanks for sharing! 😀

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