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Method and apparatus for making yogurt

CA 1102174 A · Owner: Taylor, Frank · Inventors: Taylor, Frank

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A method of making yogurt by mixing a boiling liquid with cold milk in proportions to provide a mixture at a temperature of about 112° to 118°F adding yogurt culture to the mixture, storing the mixture in an insulated vessel to permit fermentation to the mixture to form a yogurt. An apparatus including a container having a level indicator for cold milk and a second level indicator for a mixture of cold milk and a boiling liquid, one of said indicators indicating a plurality of levels in terms of temperature of the cold milk whereby the resultant mixture will have a temperature of between 112 and 118°F when filled to the level indicated for the temperature of the cold milk.

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  • Granted June 2, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 2, 1998.
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FiledMay 31, 1978
GrantedJune 2, 1981
Term endedJune 2, 1998
Patent numberCA 1102174 A
Classification (IPC)A23C9/12 +1 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedMay 31, 1978Patent grantedJune 2, 1981Term endedJune 2, 1998

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