- Started a batch of home cultured buttermilk. It was easy to make from a good starter product I purchased ... tucked away in the fridge ... won't have to buy buttermilk again if I keep making a little batch each week.
- Got a jar of sour dough starter waiting to ferment with natural air born yeast.
- Purchased a one gallon glass tea jug (at a thrift store) with lid and spigot to separate non-homogenized milk ... now we have cream (should I make butter?)
- Made a large pot of porridge (first soaking the rolled oats ... then slow cooking for 1 hour). So far it has provided breakfast, an addition to a loaf of bread and was added to pancake batter two mornings. It's one way to get picky eaters to eat their oatmeal. (Make a large batch and keep in the fridge for a few days of effortless mornings.)
- sandwich/salad sprouts are growing in the pantry.
- from a few pieces of home made bread ... I made a delish salad topping of croutons and roasted pumpkin seeds. Nothing goes to waste in a thrifty home:)
I was thinking yesterday: If something should happen to me ... and my kids have to clean out the fridge or pantry ... they might have no idea what all the little fermentations are so I'm posting it on my blog to alleviate confusion. It'd be a waste of good starter to have them just toss the stuff in the trash:)
