You can thicken up any yoghurt by dumping it in clean cheesecloth and hanging it off your kitchen sink faucet. Water (whey, I think it actually is) runs off leaving a thcik cream-cheesey stuff if you leave it long enough. We used to drink a thin yoghurt in north Africa - thick stuff and also European style stuff was available too. Lucinda > It's called lebneh and about any Middle Eastern deli or grocery will > carry it. Lots of luck elsewhere. If you eat yoghurt for intestinal > use by flora and fauna any live culture yoghurt will do the trick. The > ME kind is just a lot thicker and, to some, tastier version. > > George > > Rosemary Carlson wrote: > > > > Hey all: A day or two ago, someone mentioned a thick Middle Eastern > > yogurt. Was that kefir? If not, what is it called and where can one > > get it? On the gardening front, my clematis, that has climbed > > through my rhodies, is blooming - a Henryii - and is gorgeous. Big > > storms here for days now - more this afternoon > > > > Can one grow basil successfully in a large container - like a flower > > box? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Rosemary in the mountains of eastern KY > > Zone 6a