Making yogurt

I made yogurt last night. It came out really good, we had some over our cereal this morning. Making yogurt is something that I haven't done for quite awhile, but we like plain yogurt, and there only seems to be one brand here that actually has plain. Several brands say plain but those usually have sugar and the ones which say no sugar have things with chemical names to sweeten them. One thing about living in a tropical climate, making yogurt is as simple as it gets.

1 tablespoon or more of yogurt
1 liter or quart of milk

Scald the milk.
Cool the milk to about 100º or less. (I just pretend it's formula and put some on my wrist, remember those days?).
Blend the yogurt with a cup of the warm milk.
Add the blended yogurt and milk to the rest of the milk.
Place in a sterilized jar of the appropriate size. (I have a crock with a lid that is perfect).
Seal the jar and set out in a warm place overnight. Or until it becomes yogurt.

You can make more or less yogurt, if you don't want an entire liter or need more. I like whole milk because it's creamier, but you can use whatever milk you normally use. Some people thicken their yogurt with extra powdered milk, but I don't. When we had goats and made yogurt pretty regularly we lived in a much colder place, so I would put the yogurt/milk mixture in a wide mouth thermos but eventually I bought a yogurt maker at a yard sale. Actually, I bought 2 one worked and the other provided me with extra containers, I think I spent like five bucks total.

You actually don't even need the tablespoon of yogurt, anyone who has left out a glass of milk overnight in a warm climate can attest to that. Oh don't get discouraged if it doesn't come out the first time, yogurt is like that, just use the thinner yogurt in a smoothie or feed it to the chickens.