Ricavito > wrote:
> On Jun 15, 11:48=A0pm, Nick Cramer > wrote:
> > Ricavito > wrote:
> > > I tried my hand at cheese making last weekend. =A0For the first try,
> > > I decided to use the easiest recipe I could find, one for a homemade
> > > ricotta type cheese to be eaten within a week.
> > > [ . . . ]
> >
> > That sounds very similar to my Ricotta recipe. When I tried the same
> > thin=
> g
> > with goat's milk, it never broke. ;-(
> > [ . . . ]
> Nick, I am curious if you use homogenized milk in your recipe and if
> you experienced any problems with that breaking? That is interesting
> about the goat milk -- I did a little sleuthing and apparently goat
> milk is naturally homogenized, which is maybe why it more difficult to
> get it to break. There are recipes for goat milk ricotta however, so
> apparently it can be done. Personally, I think sheep's milk makes the
> best ricotta but I have yet to find a source for it.
>
> For the feta I will use rennet. After that.... I brought back some
> cheese baskets from the old country last year, and I'm eager to
> eventually try making hard cheese. I'm a little nervous over all the
> sterilizing warnings so I have to work up to it ;-)
>
> I found a lot of good cheese (and other) recipes on David Lebovitz'
> site: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/hom...icotta_cheese/

It's been several years, Rica. I think it may have been Alta Dena raw milk.

I wonder if a halal grocery might have sheep's milk?

I would think that boiling water should be sterilization enough, but,
honestly, I think all you've gotta do is keep bugs and other critters away.
What did they do 1,000 years ago? If the cheese gets moldy over the several
months or years its aging, you can just cut off the mold, if you're worried
about it. I don't worry about it. I've been eating cheddar and other hard
cheese that got moldy for over 50 years, with no bad results. My wife and
daughter get upset when I do that!

Thanks for the website. It looks cool. I'll have to peruse it more.

I wish I could go to Giardini-Naxos before I croak. <sigh>

FBG 99.

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