Comments on: Greentime Episode #5 - Making Soymilk and Reviewing “The Green” http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/ A diary of sustainable living Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Heather http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-49 Heather Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:58:09 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-49 Completely agreed about making Green living more accessible to everyone, but it's in the nature of the current culture that something must be trendy (& therefore marketable to the haves) before the media will pay it any attention... grrr... well, all press is good press, it starts somewhere. Thanks guys for another great episode! Completely agreed about making Green living more accessible to everyone, but it’s in the nature of the current culture that something must be trendy (& therefore marketable to the haves) before the media will pay it any attention… grrr… well, all press is good press, it starts somewhere. Thanks guys for another great episode!

]]> By: JP http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-55 JP Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:31:48 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-55 That was fk'n AWESOME! The two "halves" of the show were the perfect mix that makes Greentime - analysis of where we are and where we need to go, and practical advice about simple, happy-making stuff. Soy milk looks pretty simple, but I honestly would have no idea where to get started without watching this. LOVE the cat! That was fk’n AWESOME! The two “halves” of the show were the perfect mix that makes Greentime - analysis of where we are and where we need to go, and practical advice about simple, happy-making stuff. Soy milk looks pretty simple, but I honestly would have no idea where to get started without watching this.

LOVE the cat!

]]> By: JP http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-56 JP Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:32:48 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-56 Oh, and M is using the CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) problem with honeybees as an example in her statistics class with the biotechnology students. W00t! hugs! Oh, and M is using the CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) problem with honeybees as an example in her statistics class with the biotechnology students. W00t!

hugs!

]]> By: Amy http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-58 Amy Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:26:42 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-58 Thank you so much for the comment, Heather. Good observations! I agree with you that powerful exposure is a great thing. If it's trendy and that is effective, that's great! I just don't want it to appear exclusive. Marketing research shows that people will pay more for "green" labeled products, sometimes when maybe they don't have to, and that they are marketed to higher income people. Lower income demographics aren't targeted by environmentalists, probably don't know as much about environmental issues and how they can be part of the solution. We don't want to be seen as rich, fringe weirdos. :) We are none of those things. Thank you so much for the comment, Heather. Good observations! I agree with you that powerful exposure is a great thing. If it’s trendy and that is effective, that’s great! I just don’t want it to appear exclusive. Marketing research shows that people will pay more for “green” labeled products, sometimes when maybe they don’t have to, and that they are marketed to higher income people. Lower income demographics aren’t targeted by environmentalists, probably don’t know as much about environmental issues and how they can be part of the solution. We don’t want to be seen as rich, fringe weirdos. :) We are none of those things.

]]> By: Amy http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-59 Amy Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:28:58 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-59 Yay JP! And I'm glad to hear that M. is looking more closely at the bee issue. Interested to hear what she finds out. Such a weird issue. And both Zamis and Opie were in that episode :) Yay JP! And I’m glad to hear that M. is looking more closely at the bee issue. Interested to hear what she finds out. Such a weird issue.

And both Zamis and Opie were in that episode :)

]]> By: susanna http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-65 susanna Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:21:05 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-65 Perfect timing! My (soy-milk-drinking) 6-year-old daughter and I were just at Vitamin Cottage (our locally owned natural grocery chain) looking at the bulk soybeans and speculating that we could make some soy milk ... we will try it! My husband said, "I bet it doesn't taste good," so we'll try to prove him wrong. Perfect timing! My (soy-milk-drinking) 6-year-old daughter and I were just at Vitamin Cottage (our locally owned natural grocery chain) looking at the bulk soybeans and speculating that we could make some soy milk … we will try it! My husband said, “I bet it doesn’t taste good,” so we’ll try to prove him wrong.

]]> By: Rhett http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-66 Rhett Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:37:31 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-66 Susanna, Good luck with that, and let us know how it goes. It may take a batch or two until you get it just right. The most important part in making it taste good is that pre-cook done in the microwave. You can certainly cook them longer, but if they're undercooked you can end up with a slightly bitter taste. After that, the only other trick is sweetening and flavoring. I used to use light honey for sweetening, but I've noticed that darker honeys like buckwheat honey help bring a more "milky" flavor out. The tiniest pinch of salt can help, too. Also, if you want to go all out, you can get some agar or carrageenan and add a little to your soy milk. That'll thicken it and give it a creamier mouth feel. Again, good luck! Susanna,

Good luck with that, and let us know how it goes. It may take a batch or two until you get it just right. The most important part in making it taste good is that pre-cook done in the microwave. You can certainly cook them longer, but if they’re undercooked you can end up with a slightly bitter taste.

After that, the only other trick is sweetening and flavoring. I used to use light honey for sweetening, but I’ve noticed that darker honeys like buckwheat honey help bring a more “milky” flavor out. The tiniest pinch of salt can help, too. Also, if you want to go all out, you can get some agar or carrageenan and add a little to your soy milk. That’ll thicken it and give it a creamier mouth feel.

Again, good luck!

]]> By: Daisy http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-574 Daisy Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:13:20 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-574 What if someone doesn't use a microwave? I use a counter top conven. oven however some people only use their stove tops. Any tips for cooking/ heating without the use of a microwave? What if someone doesn’t use a microwave? I use a counter top conven. oven however some people only use their stove tops. Any tips for cooking/ heating without the use of a microwave?

]]> By: Rhett http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-576 Rhett Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:02:33 +0000 http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime/2007/04/20/greentime-episode-5-making-soymilk-and-reviewing-the-green/#comment-576 Daisy, A microwave is definitely not necessary to produce soy milk, and I'm sorry for giving that impression. We use our microwave just because it's a fast and energy-efficient way to heat things to near boiling. Essentially, the microwaving step is just to blanch the beans, so you can use any stovetop blanching process to get the same effect. You basically just boil some water and drop the beans in for a few minutes. I believe the magic number you're trying to get the beans to is 180F, but virtually any basic blanching process will work. When I was young, my family would blanch large crops of field peas in preparation for freezing, and this was done on the stove, so I know it's not that fussy a process. I think my dad's rule was "they're done when they float", but I could be mistaken. Daisy,

A microwave is definitely not necessary to produce soy milk, and I’m sorry for giving that impression. We use our microwave just because it’s a fast and energy-efficient way to heat things to near boiling. Essentially, the microwaving step is just to blanch the beans, so you can use any stovetop blanching process to get the same effect. You basically just boil some water and drop the beans in for a few minutes. I believe the magic number you’re trying to get the beans to is 180F, but virtually any basic blanching process will work.

When I was young, my family would blanch large crops of field peas in preparation for freezing, and this was done on the stove, so I know it’s not that fussy a process. I think my dad’s rule was “they’re done when they float”, but I could be mistaken.

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