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drinking buddy User ID: 76539470 United States 03/14/2021 07:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nice job! That kind of cheese can be used like ricotta to stuff pasta shells or make lasagna or even cheesecake. You can press it longer and make paneer, which can be cut into cubes and used a little like tofu but in Indian cooking. Adding the garlic and pepper...or chives..or parsley and scallions...or any of a thousand wonderful combinations can make it really interesting as a spread with crackers or bread too. Dried cranberries and a little orange peel is nice for a sweet desert! But maybe you know all that part already! "Violence simply is not radical enough, since it generally changes only the rulers but not the rules. What use is a revolution that fails to address the fundamental problem: the existence of domination in all its forms, and the myth of redemptive violence that perpetuates it?" - Walter Wink |
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Shadow Dance User ID: 59490123 United States 03/14/2021 08:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | yes, I would suggest at least a gal of milk, and get some "renet" at your grocery store - one tablet per gal in warm milk... it has no taste (like your lemon) and it works better I never heated my milk, just let it sit covered in the sun for a few hours. I was told 90 degrees is plenty hot enough to form curds ... they should look like soggy cottage cheese (because that is what it is) before you start straining it .... and that's when you have to hide it from the kids LOL ... or make it when they are at school so then you strain it, twisting the cheese cloth as tight as you can... let it drip for a couple of days and keep twisting it - then when it is "dry" dip it in sealing wax and let it sit un covered on the shelf in the pantry, for a month ... and you will have a "firm cheese" instead of a "soft" cheese (which is best for cheesecake ) the soft cheese freezes well ... the hard cheese can be aged for years once it is sealed in the wax and yeah, you can season it before you squeeze it ... even add some grated cheese to make it "cheddar" or mozzarella or even parmesan - even made blue-cheese once most of my cheese was eaten in the cottage cheese form LOL - nothing better than fresh cottage cheese ... like fresh buttermilk, it's nothing like you buy in the store ... and well worth the effort - even if you don't have goats, you can use organic (grass fed) milk ... and make the best yogurt, cream cheese, cottage cheese you will ever eat - right at home Last Edited by Shadow Dance on 03/14/2021 08:27 PM |
Wild Edibles (OP) User ID: 79156981 United States 03/14/2021 08:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | yes, I would suggest at least a gal of milk, and get some "renet" at your grocery store - one tablet per gal in warm milk... it has no taste (like your lemon) and it works better Quoting: Shadow Dance I never heated my milk, just let it sit covered in the sun for a few hours. I was told 90 degrees is plenty hot enough to form curds ... they should look like soggy cottage cheese (because that is what it is) before you start straining it .... and that's when you have to hide it from the kids LOL ... or make it when they are at school so then you strain it, twisting the cheese cloth as tight as you can... let it drip for a couple of days and keep twisting it - then when it is "dry" dip it in sealing wax and let it sit un covered on the shelf in the pantry, for a month ... and you will have a "firm cheese" instead of a "soft" cheese (which is best for cheesecake ) the soft cheese freezes well ... the hard cheese can be aged for years once it is sealed in the wax and yeah, you can season it before you squeeze it ... even add some grated cheese to make it "cheddar" or mozzarella or even parmesan - even made blue-cheese once most of my cheese was eaten in the cottage cheese form LOL - nothing better than fresh cottage cheese ... like fresh buttermilk, it's nothing like you buy in the store ... and well worth the effort - even if you don't have goats, you can use organic (grass fed) milk ... and make the best yogurt, cream cheese, cottage cheese you will ever eat - right at home Thanks for the information. We will probably stick with the soft cheese or cottage cheese type. Learn something new each day,,,, And love your country!!! FJB |
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Wild Edibles (OP) User ID: 79156981 United States 03/14/2021 09:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How long did you hang it? I think the trick to our goat cheese is keeping no males on the property. I sure they add a certain " goaty " flavor. Some like it. Not me. Quoting: Woogy I let it hang for an hour or so. We have two bucks that are in separate fenced areas. Our milk or cheese doesn’t have any goaty taste. Learn something new each day,,,, And love your country!!! FJB |
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Woogy User ID: 79091618 United States 03/14/2021 10:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How long did you hang it? I think the trick to our goat cheese is keeping no males on the property. I sure they add a certain " goaty " flavor. Some like it. Not me. Quoting: Woogy I let it hang for an hour or so. We have two bucks that are in separate fenced areas. Our milk or cheese doesn’t have any goaty taste. Looks great! Nothing better then goat cheese! We make a crumbly feta type and a cheve. You know..you never know..you know? |
Wild Edibles (OP) User ID: 79156981 United States 03/14/2021 10:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well it’s a fast easy cheese. I have no patience for aging cheese. Want it now . :) I completely understand. Don't call it EASY CHEESE though or Dogfood will come over and eat it all. Ha, you funny Learn something new each day,,,, And love your country!!! FJB |
drinking buddy User ID: 76539470 United States 03/14/2021 10:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When someone says this at our house about pretty much anything..the rest of us say 'more for me'. That's what happens when you live with 7 teenagers anyway. Seems like there's always someone willing to eat it. "Violence simply is not radical enough, since it generally changes only the rulers but not the rules. What use is a revolution that fails to address the fundamental problem: the existence of domination in all its forms, and the myth of redemptive violence that perpetuates it?" - Walter Wink |
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