Such an easy thing, yet when my brother was working at Trader Joes, he would run into people who were panicking because there was no more instant potatoes on the shelves for Thanksgiving. Painstakingly, my brother would explain how they could do it themselves! Occasionally, someone would come in after Thanksgiving thanking him and telling him how wonderful they had turned out!

Oh, créme fraiche or buttermilk make good, cultured alternatives to regular milk. Get a bit of beneficial bacteria in there!

Thanks for your post, I'm sure there will be a few reading them who realize how easy it is and will try it themselves!