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“We have found one trick that greatly improves our
soymilk viili; to each quart of soymilk, add 2 teaspoons of
honey and 4 to 8 drops of vanilla extract. Otherwise follow
the instructions that come with the culture.
“A good source of viili culture in America is GEM
Cultures, 30301 Sherwood Rd., Ft. Bragg, CA 95437. (Tel.
707-964-2922). Send $4.00 for fresh viili culture.” Address:
Soyfoods Center, P.O. Box 234, Lafayette, California.
467. Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko. 1982. Tofu &
soymilk production: A craft and technical manual. Lafayette,
California: Soyfoods Center. 336 p. Illust. by Akiko Aoyagi
Shurtleff. Index. Feb. 28 cm. [223 ref]
• Summary: The contents is identical to that of the original
Aug. 1979 edition, but the publisher’s name has changed
to Soyfoods Center from New-Age Foods Study Center.
Address: Soyfoods Center, P.O. Box 234, Lafayette,
California 94549.
468. Tratnik, Ljubica; Jaksic, Borjanka. 1982. Proizvodnja
svjezeg sira i jogurta od kravljeg mlijeka sa sojinim
[Manufacture of fresh cheese and yoghourt from cows’
milk supplemented with soya milk]. Mljekarstvo (Dairying)
32(2):48-51. Feb. [6 ref. Scr; eng]
• Summary: Cows’ milk with 10 or 20% soy milk was
pasteurized and made into fresh cheese by fermentation with
2% Streptococcus lactis starter with or without rennet or
into yogurt by fermentation with 3% yogurt starter to 27-30º
SH acidity. In organoleptic examination the products did
not differ substantially from controls made from cows’ milk
only. Fresh cheese and yogurt made from soy milk only were
totally unacceptable. Address: Prehrambeno-Biotehnoloski
Fak., Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
469. Funcación Tao-Fu. 1982. Proyecto piloto para la
produccion e introduccion de los productos derivados de la
soya en Quito, Ecuador [Pilot project for the production and
introduction of soyfoods to Quito, Ecuador]. Quito, Ecuador.
iii + 21 p. March 1. Unpublished manuscript. [Spa]
• Summary: Proposal submitted by Richard Jennings and
Ismael Janisch. In Feb. 1980 la Fundacion Tao-Fu began
its work to introduce soy protein foods to Ecuador. To date,
they have developed tofu (seasoned and natural), tempeh,
soy yogurt, and soymilk. Address: Casilla 252-A, Quito,
Ecuador.
470. Product Name: [Soymilk Yogurt].
Foreign Name: Tônyû Yooguruto.
Manufacturer’s Name: Furuta Shokuhin Kogyo (Furata
Foods Co.).
Manufacturer’s Address: Japan.
Date of Introduction: 1982. March.
Wt/Vol., Packaging, Price: 80 gm poly cup.
How Stored: Refrigerated.
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New Product–Documentation: K. Tsuchiya. 1982. Dec.
Tonyu [Soymilk. 2nd ed.]. p. 73. This product was introduced
in March 1982 in an 80 gm poly cup, and distributed
nationwide. Name of company with diacritics is: Furuta
Shokuhin Kôgyô (Furata Foods Co.).
471. Oluski, Ana; Oluski, Velimir. 1982. Sir od soje–novi
dodatak proizvodloma od mesa [Soy cheese: A new additive
for meat products]. Tehnologija Mesa 23(3):81-83. March.
[17 ref. Ser; eng]
• Summary: Studies on the use of a fermented soy protein
product as a replacement for conventional soy protein
additives (soy fl our, textured vegetable protein, soy protein
isolate, soy protein concentrate) in sausage products are
described. Trials on ‘Paris’ sausage made with addition of
5 or 10% of the fermented product showed no signifi cant
effect on the overall appearance, slice appearance, colour,
consistency, fl avour or taste of the sausages. Address:
Tehnoloski Fakultet, OOUR, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
472. Carlson, Lisa. 1982. Tofu–the new yogurt of the ‘80s?
Middlesex News (Massachusetts). April 14. Wednesday.
• Summary: Includes interview with John Paino of Nasoya,
which makes 5,000 lb of tofu a day. A portrait photo shows
John Paino, “tofu entrepreneur.” Note: This is the earliest
document seen (Feb. 1990) that uses the phrase “yogurt of
the ‘80s” in the title with reference to tofu.
473. Product Name: Soymilk Yogurt.
Manufacturer’s Name: Current River Soy Products.
Manufacturer’s Address: 707 Lafayette St., Doniphan,
MO 63935. Phone: 314-996-4982.
Date of Introduction: 1982. April.
New Product–Documentation: Shurtleff & Aoyagi. 1982.
Soyfoods Industry and Market. p. 7. Owner is Sheldon Zola.
474. Product Name: [Soya Yogurt (Organic)].
Foreign Name: Yogourt de Soya (Organique).
Manufacturer’s Name: Les Aliments Horium Foods Inc.
Manufacturer’s Address: 1050 rue Lacasse Street, C1-18,
Montreal, QUE, H4C 2Z3, Canada. Phone: 514-933-4605.
Date of Introduction: 1982. April.
Ingredients: Soyabean, water, sugar, fl avour.
How Stored: Refrigerated.
New Product–Documentation: (See next page). Label.
1988, received. 5.5 by 2.5 inches. Red and blue on white. In
French and English.
475. Product Name: Soymilk Yogurt.
Manufacturer’s Name: Trudy de Benedictis.
Manufacturer’s Address: 441 28th Ave., Venice, CA
90291. Phone: 213-823-1696.
Date of Introduction: 1982. April.
New Product–Documentation: Shurtleff & Aoyagi. 1982.