I live in the country and it's hard to find good food products. I
came across some real, fresh mozzarella a few days ago. You know, the
real, soft kind, not the rubbery kind. Well, I was so excited to find
it, I bought a bit too much. What would it do to the texture to
freeze fresh mozzarella? I'm guessing that it would make it the usual
crumbly texture. But does anyone out there have experience with this?
Anna Maria? Anyone?

This came packed in plastic, not in water like in the deli. Also any
ideas on how long it will last if it's a just plain stupid idea to
freeze it?

As an aside: This kind of ties in to the simple food/obesity thread.
The kids here aren't obese. But it's a forty minute drive to the
nearest fast food joint. And for summer time fun, the kids go
swimming in the River. Simple life, simple foods, and no obese kids.

TIA,

Ken

>(Ken) scratched
>
>I live in the country

Which country? Or do you mean you're a hillybilly?

>As an aside:
>The kids here aren't obese. But it's a forty minute drive to the
>nearest fast food joint. And for summer time fun, the kids go
>swimming in the River. Simple life, simple foods, and no obese kids.

Yeah, but... sunburned necks and low IQs.


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````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

In article >,
(Ken) wrote:

> I live in the country and it's hard to find good food products. I
> came across some real, fresh mozzarella a few days ago. You know, the
> real, soft kind, not the rubbery kind. Well, I was so excited to find
> it, I bought a bit too much. What would it do to the texture to
> freeze fresh mozzarella? I'm guessing that it would make it the usual
> crumbly texture. But does anyone out there have experience with this?
> Anna Maria? Anyone?
>
> This came packed in plastic, not in water like in the deli. Also any
> ideas on how long it will last if it's a just plain stupid idea to
> freeze it?
>
> As an aside: This kind of ties in to the simple food/obesity thread.
> The kids here aren't obese. But it's a forty minute drive to the
> nearest fast food joint. And for summer time fun, the kids go
> swimming in the River. Simple life, simple foods, and no obese kids.
>
> TIA,
>
> Ken

Well, I mostly cook with mozarella. I seldom use it as a snacking
cheese, so you could just shred it, THEN freeze it.

I buy 2 lb. packages of shredded mozarella (as well as jack and
colby-jack) and keep it in the freezer just for recipes. If I did not
freeze it, it'd go moldy before I used it all up.

Does not make ANY difference since I'm using it to cook with.

K.

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On 11 Jan 2004 09:54:19 -0800, (Ken)
wrote:

>I live in the country and it's hard to find good food products. I
>came across some real, fresh mozzarella a few days ago. You know, the
>real, soft kind, not the rubbery kind. Well, I was so excited to find
>it, I bought a bit too much. What would it do to the texture to
>freeze fresh mozzarella? I'm guessing that it would make it the usual
>crumbly texture. But does anyone out there have experience with this?

Frozen (fresh) mozzeralla is fine. I unfortunately had to toss mine
owing to a long power outage, but previous to that, it was fine for
most purposes. Texture slightly affected.

>This came packed in plastic, not in water like in the deli. Also any
>ideas on how long it will last if it's a just plain stupid idea to
>freeze it?

Not stupid at all. The "sell by," "best by," "explodes on" dates on
plastic-enclosed cheese are PR. Again, texture may suffer somewhat on
freezing, but your pizza will still welcome the shreds.

>(Ken)
>wrote:
>
>>I live in the country and it's hard to find good food products. I
>>came across some real, fresh mozzarella a few days ago. You know, the
>>real, soft kind, not the rubbery kind. Well, I was so excited to find
>>it, I bought a bit too much. What would it do to the texture to
>>freeze fresh mozzarella? I'm guessing that it would make it the usual
>>crumbly texture. But does anyone out there have experience with this?

Fresh mozz is not meant to be cooked (cooking fresh mozz would be a shame, but
a lesser shame than freezing), it is supposed to be eaten fresh, as is, as in
salad and anti pasta, eaten with sopressato, prosciutto, or with fresh vine
ripened tomato drizzled with balsamico tradizionale. What you bought was
likely packed in salt water. If you store your extra mozz in salted water, in
a covered glass container (no metal), in the fridge, and change the salted
water each day it should be fine for at least a month. I highly suspect you'll
not need to worry, you'll will consume the balance in less than a week. Please
do not freeze fresh mozz, it will be ruined... then you'd be better off
preparing a giant lasagna with it and freezing that.


---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

PENMART01 wrote:

>>(Ken) scratched
>>
>>I live in the country
>
>
> Which country? Or do you mean you're a hillybilly?
>
>
>>As an aside:
>>The kids here aren't obese. But it's a forty minute drive to the
>>nearest fast food joint. And for summer time fun, the kids go
>>swimming in the River. Simple life, simple foods, and no obese kids.
>
>
> Yeah, but... sunburned necks and low IQs.
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>

Masturbating at the keyboard again? Got anything of value to say?
(waiting)
(waiting)
(waiting)

Thought not.


jim

JimLane > wrote in message >...
> PENMART01 wrote:
>
> >>(Ken) scratched
> >>
> >>I live in the country
> >
> >
> > Which country? Or do you mean you're a hillybilly?
> >
> >
> >>As an aside:
> >>The kids here aren't obese. But it's a forty minute drive to the
> >>nearest fast food joint. And for summer time fun, the kids go
> >>swimming in the River. Simple life, simple foods, and no obese kids.
> >
> >
> > Yeah, but... sunburned necks and low IQs.

> > Sheldon
> > ````````````

Hey, you know you're a redneck when your family tree doesn't branch.
You know you're a redneck when you go to family reunions to pick-up
girls. ... when your girlfriend's hairdo has been ruined by a ceiling
fan. ... when instead of hemming them up, you walk the extra length
off your jeans. ... your dad walks you to school because you are both
in the same grade. (Thanks are given to Jeff Foxworthy.)

Sorry, but the way I access n.g. posts automatically deletes Sheldon's
posts, so I really can't respond.

Ken

In article >,
(Ken) wrote:

> JimLane > wrote in message
> >...
> > PENMART01 wrote:
> >
> > >>(Ken) scratched
> > >>
> > >>I live in the country
> > >
> > >
> > > Which country? Or do you mean you're a hillybilly?
> > >
> > >
> > >>As an aside:
> > >>The kids here aren't obese. But it's a forty minute drive to the
> > >>nearest fast food joint. And for summer time fun, the kids go
> > >>swimming in the River. Simple life, simple foods, and no obese kids.
> > >
> > >
> > > Yeah, but... sunburned necks and low IQs.
>
> > > Sheldon
> > > ````````````
>
> Hey, you know you're a redneck when your family tree doesn't branch.
> You know you're a redneck when you go to family reunions to pick-up
> girls. ... when your girlfriend's hairdo has been ruined by a ceiling
> fan. ... when instead of hemming them up, you walk the extra length
> off your jeans. ... your dad walks you to school because you are both
> in the same grade. (Thanks are given to Jeff Foxworthy.)
>
> Sorry, but the way I access n.g. posts automatically deletes Sheldon's
> posts, so I really can't respond.
>
> Ken

Here are more fun ones:

Here are some signs that you, yourself, may be a redneck Pagan...

If your ritual robe is a Dallas Cowboys T-shirt
If your ceremonial garb consists of cut-offs and a tube top.....
If you think a "family tradition" is a dating club.....
If you've reached the 3rd degree but not the 3rd grade....
If your circle's secret names for the God and Goddess are "Cooter" and
"Sweet Cheeks"
If your ceremonial chalice says "Budweiser" on it...
If chewing tobacco is considered a sacred herb...
If your circle dance includes the words "dosey-do"....
If your altar pentacle is a photo of John Wayne's star on the Hollywood
"Walk Of Fame".....
If your circle chose it's High Priest at a belching contest..
If they chose their High Priestess at a wet t-shirt night...
If your annointing oil smells like "Old Spice"...
If you have ever refilled your chalice from a keg.....
If your outdoor circle has defunct washing machines for quarter altars,
If the cakes and wine are done with a bowie-knife, a can of Foster's and
Little Debbie's,
If your pantheon includes Yukon Jack, Jim Beam, and the St. Pauli Girl,
If your ritual music has ever included Johnny Cash singing "Ring of
Fire"...
If you think the Wiccan Rede is good for making twig furniture...
If you believe a pentagram is a Western Union message to 5 people...
If your altar cloth says "Holiday Inn" or Howard Johnson's"...
If your Goddess picture says "Miss September" at the bottom..
Or your God statue looks a little too much like Elvis Presley...
If you have ever written a spell on the back of a Denny's menu...
If you have ever cancelled a circle meeting to watch Pay-Per-View
wrestling on TV.....
And finally, if you have ever called the National Enquirer because you
raised a potato that resembled the Willendorf Goddess.....
Or if you have cast a love spell on livestock......
......you are definitely a Redneck Pagan.
Laugh Craft: Redneck Pagans

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(Ken) wrote in message m>...
> I live in the country and it's hard to find good food products. I
> came across some real, fresh mozzarella a few days ago. You know, the
> real, soft kind, not the rubbery kind. Well, I was so excited to find
> it, I bought a bit too much. What would it do to the texture to
> freeze fresh mozzarella? I'm guessing that it would make it the usual
> crumbly texture. But does anyone out there have experience with this?
> Anna Maria? Anyone?
>
> This came packed in plastic, not in water like in the deli. Also any
> ideas on how long it will last if it's a just plain stupid idea to
> freeze it?
>
> As an aside: This kind of ties in to the simple food/obesity thread.
> The kids here aren't obese. But it's a forty minute drive to the
> nearest fast food joint. And for summer time fun, the kids go
> swimming in the River. Simple life, simple foods, and no obese kids.
>

One can have a simple life wherever one chooses to live. I drive by
the fast food joints and learned long ago how to cook a good/healthy
meal in 30 minutes and have healthy snacks around if cooking the meal
would take longer. (Just say no to your kids when they ask for it or
make it an occasional treat.) My daughter is naturally active and
acheived a black belt in Tang Soo Do a couple of years ago at age 15.
Studies are saying that it's the suburbs that encourage people to lead
a sedentary lifestyle.

OB Food: How much is too much fresh mozzarella? I'd be eating that
all week in Antipasto, Capri salad, etc. You may be able to find
recipes that use fresh mozzarella that you can freeze. Also, if it's
hard to find in your area, you can make your own, searching Google
will turn up a recipe or two.

Heidi

My condolences to all of the politically correct people who are so anal that
they have nothing else safe to make fun of except rednecks. You're
pathetic.
Dee


"Katra" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> (Ken) wrote:
>
> > JimLane > wrote in message
> > >...
> > > PENMART01 wrote:
> > >
> > > >>(Ken) scratched
> > > >>
> > > >>I live in the country
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Which country? Or do you mean you're a hillybilly?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>As an aside:
> > > >>The kids here aren't obese. But it's a forty minute drive to the
> > > >>nearest fast food joint. And for summer time fun, the kids go
> > > >>swimming in the River. Simple life, simple foods, and no obese
kids.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yeah, but... sunburned necks and low IQs.
> >
> > > > Sheldon
> > > > ````````````
> >
> > Hey, you know you're a redneck when your family tree doesn't branch.
> > You know you're a redneck when you go to family reunions to pick-up
> > girls. ... when your girlfriend's hairdo has been ruined by a ceiling
> > fan. ... when instead of hemming them up, you walk the extra length
> > off your jeans. ... your dad walks you to school because you are both
> > in the same grade. (Thanks are given to Jeff Foxworthy.)
> >
> > Sorry, but the way I access n.g. posts automatically deletes Sheldon's
> > posts, so I really can't respond.
> >
> > Ken
>
> Here are more fun ones:
>
> Here are some signs that you, yourself, may be a redneck Pagan...
>
> If your ritual robe is a Dallas Cowboys T-shirt
> If your ceremonial garb consists of cut-offs and a tube top.....
> If you think a "family tradition" is a dating club.....
> If you've reached the 3rd degree but not the 3rd grade....
> If your circle's secret names for the God and Goddess are "Cooter" and
> "Sweet Cheeks"
> If your ceremonial chalice says "Budweiser" on it...
> If chewing tobacco is considered a sacred herb...
> If your circle dance includes the words "dosey-do"....
> If your altar pentacle is a photo of John Wayne's star on the Hollywood
> "Walk Of Fame".....
> If your circle chose it's High Priest at a belching contest..
> If they chose their High Priestess at a wet t-shirt night...
> If your annointing oil smells like "Old Spice"...
> If you have ever refilled your chalice from a keg.....
> If your outdoor circle has defunct washing machines for quarter altars,
> If the cakes and wine are done with a bowie-knife, a can of Foster's and
> Little Debbie's,
> If your pantheon includes Yukon Jack, Jim Beam, and the St. Pauli Girl,
> If your ritual music has ever included Johnny Cash singing "Ring of
> Fire"...
> If you think the Wiccan Rede is good for making twig furniture...
> If you believe a pentagram is a Western Union message to 5 people...
> If your altar cloth says "Holiday Inn" or Howard Johnson's"...
> If your Goddess picture says "Miss September" at the bottom..
> Or your God statue looks a little too much like Elvis Presley...
> If you have ever written a spell on the back of a Denny's menu...
> If you have ever cancelled a circle meeting to watch Pay-Per-View
> wrestling on TV.....
> And finally, if you have ever called the National Enquirer because you
> raised a potato that resembled the Willendorf Goddess.....
> Or if you have cast a love spell on livestock......
> .....you are definitely a Redneck Pagan.
> Laugh Craft: Redneck Pagans
>
> --
> >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby >,,<
>
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra

In article >,
"Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote:

> My condolences to all of the politically correct people who are so anal that
> they have nothing else safe to make fun of except rednecks. You're
> pathetic.
> Dee
>

<snipped>

And you are a pathetic top poster... ;-)

Have a nice life. Must be pretty empty.
At least I can laugh at myself, can you?

K. (an admitted Texas redneck)

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Yes, my life is quite empty!
Thanks for cheering me up.

A Redneck AND a hillbilly,
and a pathetic top poster - whatever that means,
Dee


"Katra" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote:
>
> > My condolences to all of the politically correct people who are so anal
that
> > they have nothing else safe to make fun of except rednecks. You're
> > pathetic.
> > Dee
> >
>
> <snipped>
>
> And you are a pathetic top poster... ;-)
>
> Have a nice life. Must be pretty empty.
> At least I can laugh at myself, can you?
>
> K. (an admitted Texas redneck)
>
> --
> >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby >,,<
>
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...user id=katra

Dee Randall wrote:

> A Redneck AND a hillbilly,
> and a pathetic top poster - whatever that means,
> Dee

It means you have the annoying habit of putting the answers before the question.. or
the cart before the horse.. typing your response before the quoted post you're
replying to. It's unnatural as most of us read books/story lines from right to
left/top to bottom. Of course to me, a worse crime is to not snip up the quoted
material a bit and make people download a lot of wasted bandwidth just to read a one
sentence reply.
Goomba

"Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote in message >...
> Yes, my life is quite empty!
> Thanks for cheering me up.
>
> A Redneck AND a hillbilly,
> and a pathetic top poster - whatever that means,
> Dee
>
>
> "Katra" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote:
> >
> > > My condolences to all of the politically correct people who are so anal
> that
> > > they have nothing else safe to make fun of except rednecks. You're
> > > pathetic.
> > > Dee

Dee,

I think you jumped into this thread in the middle. Calm down and take
it easy. What happened is that somebody, Sheldon actually, called me
a redneck. Instead of getting upset and flaming back and forth, I
just went along with the game. Although not one of them, I do live in
the Land of Rednecks. So I know to be called a redneck is not the
worst thing in the world.

Lighten up, laugh a little. And the best person for each of us to
laugh at is ourselves.

Ken (Getting off soapbox now.)