"Gregory L. Hansen" > wrote in message
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>
> I made a salad of cut vegetables with plain yogurt for a dressing, with
> some glops on top from emptying the carton. But I didn't get to it, so I
> stuck it in the fridge and ate it the next day.
>
> The next day it was watery and gooey at the bottom, and the yogurt glops
> on top were unexpectedly rich and thick, and bursting with sweet yogurty
> goodness. Sweeter than the undrained stuff, I think. Now I want to do it
> on purpose, but I'm not sure what a good way is to drain the yogurt, or
> what to do with it. But I think berries, cherries, or maybe grapes
> should work in there some how.
>
I use a strainer lined with a paper basket-type coffee filter for this
purpose. Dump your yogurt into the filter, set strainer over a bowl and put
it in the fridge overnight. Voilą! Yogurt cheese.
Gabby
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