The most common use for sour milk is in baking recipes that require buttermilk. You can easily substitute the tang that buttermilk provides with sour milk in cakes, scones, and biscuits. Sour milk also works well in pancake and waffle batter. You can also use the sour milk to replace yogurt or sour cream in baked goods. If you're cooking a cut of meat that you want to ensure is tender, soak it in sour milk. Mix up a flavorful marinade for chicken, steak, or fish by combining the milk with herbs such as rosemary, thyme, garlic, and/or black pepper. In savory recipes, you can also mix sour milk into dishes like potato bakes, casseroles, or stews that have a creamy or cheesy consistency. You should just be careful that the tangy flavor of the milk doesn't overpower the dish. . With sour milk, you can whip up rich homemade cottage cheese. You'll need to heat the milk on medium until it's 185F (85C), remove it from the heat, and mix in some vinegar. Next, pour it through a colander lined with cheesecloth, rinse the curds, and mix them with salt and a little milk or cream until you get the consistency you like. Keep your cottage cheese refrigerated, and eat it within a week.

Summary: Replace buttermilk in baking recipes. Create marinades for meat. Make cottage cheese

If you want to make it as a greeting card writer, you'll first need to get used to the unique format of the medium. Most of the time, greeting cards contain short, punchy messages that are designed to absorb the reader's attention and deliver a touching or humorous message. Practice writing 4-8 line messages, focusing on expressing yourself clearly and conveying a definite message. Read as many different cards as you can get your hands on to get a sense of how style, language and presentation vary between them. Get in the habit of writing in a specific "voice." This voice will closely mirror the feelings of the person who is sending the card. Keep in mind how your writing might be paired with images and design elements on the finished card. A birthday card for small children, for instance, will likely contain colorful, cartoonish drawings or silly visual gags. A 25th anniversary card, by contrast, might feature a silver color theme and subtle, classy design cues, such as champagne flutes, wedding rings, velvet, etc. Not all greeting cards are made equal. Some are long, sentimental odes full of flowery prose, while others are colorful are jokes that only take a couple sentences to tell. Expand your writing repertoire to include humorous punchline gags, rhyming verses and heartfelt wishes. The more styles you're able to write, the better chance you have of seeing your work published. Literary techniques like rhyme scheme, meter and basic structure and organization are highly valued in greeting card writers. In addition to mastering a variety of styles, you should also be prepared to tailor your message for specific dates and events. There are cards for birthdays, graduations, breakups, Bar Mitzvahs, Mother and Father's Day and countless other situations. Try to capture the spirit of these occasions in your writing samples. Not only will different cards feature different themes, they will also each be written from a unique perspective, with the implied sender being "grandmother," "mentor," "friend" etc. As you might imagine, greeting card companies do their best business around the holiday season, with Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year all falling together. Above all, greeting card messages should be short and to the point. You only have a limited amount of space to work with, so there's no room for unnecessary words and phrases or overly long gag setups. Cut to the chase and tell the recipient what you want them to hear with calculated brevity and panache. It's often harder to write a good short message than it is a long one. Practice condensing your writing to make it more effective. The best greeting cards are the ones that deliver terse, easily digested sentiments that can be read over and over again.

Summary: Learn to write in greeting card format. Become well-versed in different styles. Be able to express sentiments for different occasions. Be concise.

. For both men and women, smoking tobacco products can affect fertility. If a woman smokes during pregnancy, or is around secondhand smoke, the baby's health could be affected. If a man smokes, he can damage his sperm. If you smoke, you should both quit as you try to conceive. Talk to your doctor about quitting. Tobacco is highly addictive and trying to quit without medical help can be difficult. Your doctor can help you form a plan to taper off tobacco. They may also recommend products, like nicotine gum, that can help you quit. Seek support when quitting smoking. Quitting smoking is incredibly difficult and you'll need lots of support. Ask friends and family members to support your decision. You can also see if there are any support groups at your local hospital. If you can't find a support group in your area, you can look online. Drinking alcohol can decrease your fertility. If you conceive, drinking alcohol can hurt the developing fetus. When trying to get pregnant, it's best to refrain from alcohol consumption completely. If you're a regular drinker, quitting may be challenging. You may be accustomed to having a glass of wine with dinner, for example, or having drinks with friends on Fridays after work. Consider giving yourself a month to cut back on alcohol before trying to conceive. Many social events revolve around drinking. These events can be awkward if you're not partaking, and you may not feel ready to tell others why you're cutting back on alcohol. You could drink something that appears like an alcohol beverage, like seltzer water in a clear glass, to avoid questions. Vaginal lubricants can help sex be less painful if you're prone to vaginal dryness; however, many over-the-counter lubricants can decrease fertility. Try to minimize or eliminate your use of lubricants when trying to get pregnant. You can use canola oil or mineral oil instead of an over-the-counter lubricant. You can also ask your doctor to recommend a lubricant that does not decrease fertility. Foreplay before sex may help your vagina lubricate more naturally. You can try increasing the amount of foreplay prior to sex. You can engage in behaviors like mutual masturbation before sex as well, or watch pornography together. While exercise in moderation can increase fertility, strenuous daily workouts may affect your hormones. This can decrease your overall fertility. Try not to engage in more than five hours of vigorous aerobic exercise each week.
Summary: Quit smoking Avoid alcohol. Be careful with vaginal lubricants. Be careful with exercise.