u/Sad_grandma1501

I tried to make yogurt for the first time in a Crock-Pot device using the yogurt setting. I used a half gallon of whole milk and 3 tablespoons of Desi Natural brand Homemade Indian Style Dahi Whole Milk Yogurt. I allowed it to cool to 100° after the initial cook stage before I added the starter. I set it to cook for 11 hours overnight to finish after adding the starter. When I woke up this morning, the pot was off and the yogurt was still warm (about 110°). I have no idea how long it actually cooked because it had only been 10 hours since I set it up to cook overnight.

The yogurt isn't quite as tart as I would like it, but the consistency is creamy. It's also thickened, but not quite as thick as I would prefer.

Is this batch salvageable? It wouldn't be the worst yogurt I've ever had if I just add fruit and honey, but it doesn't have the tart, Greek yogurt taste I was going for.

My mom died, suddenly, a few years ago after she was attacked by someone in my family. I was traumatized and I'm just coming to terms with it. My mom loved yard sales and Goodwill and would talk all day about the special item she found for a couple dollars. Finding an old jazz album or book or bird feeder at a yard sale would make her week. I have an entire bedroom of her things and I would like to see them go to someone who would enjoy them. I have started listing them on Freecycle and BuyNothing, but in a few cases the things have turned up on eBay, or for sale on Nextdoor, within days. In one case, she used my pictures from the post.

I would really prefer they be given to someone for free that would enjoy it. But how do I do that when there are so many resellers out there? I tried to list some jazz and big band albums for free on Nextdoor, but literally all three of the first replies were flippers- I could look at their profile and it was all nickle/dime sales of sneakers, kitchenware, baby things, furniture- stuff that is offered for free on the Freecycle or BuyNothing sites.

I get it that things are tough all over and these flippers are just trying to make a living. It just feels to me like it's not getting to the people I would want to get it- it's getting to whoever is willing to pay for it. I could sell it myself if I wanted people to pay for it.

I don't want to donate it to Goodwill or thrift shops for the same reason. The last time I drove to Goodwill with boxes of donations, there was already a line of flippers with their notebooks and phones ready lined up at the door. So how do I give something away without it ending up for sale on the internet? I have boxes of her costume jewelry, DVDs, books, clothes, albums and I'm really torn about how to get it to people like my mom. Or should I just put it out there and let the universe decide?

I had a really bad experience with the last couple of HP printers, so I decided to buy an Epson WF-2950 for the EXTREMELY occasional use at home. I literally don't need to print more than a couple pages a month.

I noticed a thread saying Epson disabled the printer if you tried to use 3rd party cartridges. This was the exact reason I stopped buying HP- they disabled my printer when I cancelled my Instant Ink subscription. Even after buying four regular HP brand cartridges, it refused to recognize them, claiming they were "altered or cloned."

I don't want the same problem with this printer- is there anything I should (or shouldn't) do when I set this printer up to minimize their control? I don't even have a serious problem with buying Epson brand cartridges, but I really resent them hijacking the equipment I bought and paid for on principle. So far, I have unboxed it, but I haven't plugged it in or turned it on.

What can I do to minimize the control issues due to firmware updates? I have to have an internet connection to install the initial software apparently, but- in theory- I should be able to use a USB cable and connect the printer to my laptop and not operate on wireless at all, right?

Wow, it's been 490 years today since Anne Boleyn was beheaded.

I've always had mixed feelings about her. On one hand, I understand she was probably innocent of the charges and more than likely the victim of Thomas Cromwell's famous machinations, but it seems like, at the very least, she manipulated Henry- a married man- into dumping his wife and triggered the break from the Catholic church, which resulted in the deaths and ruination of thousands of people.

I wish there was a way to know what she was really like.... was she good, bad, or somewhere in the middle? Was she kind to stray dogs and the poor? I try to take into account the misogyny and control young women were subjected to in that era and try to show her a little grace.

Rest in peace, Anne Boleyn.