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[pamnez]

Dessert prepared from milk and yeast, similar to yogurt.

1 word. 7 letters. m?t?o?n. Thank you in advance.

[sarumite]

Matzoon

[pamnez]

Sarumite. I have never heard of this dessert. I have been married 41 years and I always did puddings when the kids were young but this is a new one to me. Many thanks.

[Strix]

It's Armenian!
Let us know what it is like!
Strix

Matzoon

Add 2 tablespoonfuls of bakers' yeast to 1 pint of rich milk, which has been slightly warmed, stirring well together and setting aside in a warm room in a pitcher covered with a wet cloth for a time varying from 6 to 12 hours, according to the season or temperature of the room. Take from this, when curdled, 6 tablespoonfuls, add to another pint of milk, and again ferment as before, and continue for five successive fermentations in all, when the product will have become free from the taste of the yeast. As soon as the milk thickens, which is finally to be kept for use, it should be stirred again and then put into a refrigerator to prevent further fermentation. It should be smooth, of the consistence of thick cream, and of a slightly acid taste.

The milk should be prepared fresh every day, and the new supply is made by adding 6 tablespoonfuls of the previous day's lot to a pint of milk and proceeding as before.

The curd is to be eaten with a spoon, not drunk, and preferably with some bread broken into it. It is also sometimes eaten with sugar, which is said not to impair its digestibility.

[pamnez]

Sounds lovely Strix but I think that I will give this a miss. Much easier to make an apple pie. But many thanks. I have learned something new.

[Strix]

Totally agree - much easier just to buy some yoghurt!

In any case we have a glut of apples and pears - so it is crumbles, pies, sauces, pickles and the rest to the horses!