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The article discusses people including A. J. Simone, Ashley English, and Christine Hmiel who make their own cheese and other dairy products such a yogurt, kefir, and buttermilk. The article examines dairy-making kits which provide tools for making cheese, the health benefits of homemade dairy products, and safety concerns about the growth of bacteria such as Escherichia coli and listeria in unpasteurized milk.

The article focuses on fresh dairy products being offered by a growing number of small dairy farmers and small creameries. These businesses sell homemade milk products such as butter, yogurt, and ice cream. They have come into being as small farmers seek an alternative to selling milk to large processors. The products are more expensive than widely available dairy products, but customers of the businesses assert their taste is more than worth the expense.

The article reports on the increasing popularity of food products that contain beneficial live bacteria. Dannon Company has been selling Activia, a yogurt with special live bacteria to aid in regularity, and sales have been much higher than expected. Other food makers are also introducing their own products with special live microbes. The probiotic foods have been popular in Europe and Asia for decades.

General Millsplans to buy a controlling stake in the French yogurt maker Yoplait for 810 million euros ($1.15 billion), securing its United States distribution rights to one of the best-selling global yogurt brands. General Mills, which has held the American distribution rights to Yoplait since 1977, entered into exclusive talks two months ago with the private equity fund PAI Partners and the French dairy cooperative Sodiaal. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The flavor of cloves infuses these pears and their tawny syrup during their long stay in the oven. Two hours is a long time, but it's worth it: the pears are transformed, and the syrup, which is not very sweet, is caramelized. The pears will be intact, but they're so soft you can eat them with a spoon. They also make a nice breakfast with yogurt. 6 ripe but firm pears [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Dannon Company agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it had improperly claimed that some of its popular yogurt and dairy drinks could help prevent common illnesses and relieve irregularity, the commission announced Wednesday. As part of a long-running national advertising campaign, Dannon had asserted that a single daily serving of its Activia yogurt could ease irregularity and that its DanActive dairy drink could reduce a person's likelihood of catching a cold or the flu. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

If you bought Yoplait yogurt recently, you may have noticed more than the usual nutritional data on the container. Those with pink lids bore the slogan ''Save Lids to Save Lives'' and a promise to donate 10 cents for each lid sent in, up to $1.6 million, to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization that supports breast cancer research. Details on the reverse side of the foil cover say that the lids must be received by Dec. 31, that Yoplait guarantees a minimum donation of at least $500,000 and that more information is available at yoplait.com/slsl. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This section evaluates several brands of yogurt, including Siggi's Icelandic style skyr, Old Chatham Sheepherding Company Sheep's Milk, and Redwood Hill Farm Goat Milk Yogurt.

THE so-called Greek yogurt that has become popular in recent years is neither a special kind of yogurt nor uniquely Greek. It's simply yogurt from which much of the water has been removed, a concoction that in its thickest form can be called yogurt cheese. You can find yogurt cheese in every country that has a history of yogurt making. In addition to being thicker and richer when eaten straight, it makes superior spreads and dips. It can be made at home from ordinary yogurt, and its consistency can be varied: it can be similar to sour cream, creme fraiche, or mayonnaise, for which it's a good substitute, or it can be thick enough to cut with a knife. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The premise behind 16 Handles Too, a new kiosk at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, is simple. ''You get to build your own frozen yogurt sundae,'' said Solomon Choi, 29, the owner, who opened the location last month as an offshoot of his 16 Handles shop in the East Village in New York. At both stores, customers serve themselves yogurt and toppings and pay by weight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents several recipes for barley including Corn and Barley Salad on Arugula, and Chilled Yogurt and Barley Soup.