Yogurt came out great, and is a reminder to me it's easy and for the batch I made it came out much less expensive than the good store yogurt (made without pectin or guar gum thickening agents). Whole milk was ~ $1.20 for six cups and the 3/4 cup of powdered milk might have added another 50 cents. I used 1/4C of my existing commercial yogurt, and while the homemade variety shouldn't be a starter after more than three days, alternating making my own with buying it isn't so much to save money but just because I love making it and it turns out well. Kitchen magic. :)

This morning I took a small flat ended shovel and cleared a path to the front door from the curb and a path from the side door over to the driveway. (No regular snow shovels here.) The street is clear but any shady areas still have up to an inch of crust.