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Making Almond Milk Kefir for the First Time

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Written by Dyami Millarson

It is many years ago now that we had water kefir and milk kefir at home in Leeuwarden. There was a discount on kefir starter in my local ecological supermarket a little while ago, so I decided to give it a try. Yesterday was the first time I made almond milk kefir. In fact, it was probably the first time that I ever made kefir on my own. I was already quite familiar with the process because I had observed countless times how my father made new batches of kefir.

I used a 2 euro coin in all of the pictures to show the scale. There were 3 sachets of kefir starter in the box. I used one of the sachets on Sunday 13 December 2020.

There was a two-sided instruction manual in Dutch which I read. It said it is possible to use almond milk…

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Coronavirus: Quebec orders 2-week shutdown of non-essential businesses starting Christmas Day | Globalnews.ca

Quebec Premier François Legault announced new restrictions on Tuesday in a bid to get transmission of the novel coronavirus under control in the province.

Source: Coronavirus: Quebec orders 2-week shutdown of non-essential businesses starting Christmas Day | Globalnews.ca

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Boris Johnson has a habit of delaying tough choices. In a pandemic, it’s lethal | Boris Johnson | The Guardian

He promised Britain respite after months of soul-numbing social quarantine. It was his seasonal gift to the nation and he hates the idea of taking it back. He also hates taking responsibility for his actions. Typically, the prime minister’s preferred outcome involves two incompatible things: a simulation of normal Christmas and a health service that is not overwhelmed in January and February, which are its busiest months even in non-pandemic years. The government’s message is characteristically confused – here is a special dispensation to do something you are strongly advised not to do. Source: Boris Johnson has a habit of delaying tough choices. In a pandemic, it’s lethal | Boris Johnson | The Guardian

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FDA approves genetically engineered pigs – The Verge

(Let’s hope and pray that they have really done their homework… why? Pigs-swine are a major vector for diseases that transmit to humans – The diseases associated with swine include ringworm, erysipelas, leptospirosis, streptococcosis, campylobacterosis, salmonellosis, cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, balantidiasis, influenza and infection with pathogenic E. coli  to name a few.)

Source: FDA approves genetically engineered pigs – The Verge