Farmers Cheese

[JRmom]

Woo hoo! Houston, we have cheese!

My first attempt at farmers cheese and it is looking like a huge success. I had a 1/2 gallon that was a bit "off", still perfectly fine but I have a very sensitive nose (thanks, mom, for making me drink that warm yucky milk on a camping trip! ). So cheese it is.

Any tips for using the whey? I know I won't drink it (get the heaves just thinking about that!), but I hate to throw it away. Can I use it for making biscuits?

 

[freemotion]

If you mean vinegar cheese, the whey can be used for baking things that call for baking powder. Acidic liquids make the baking powder really active. But vinegar whey is not a live whey, especially if white vinegar is used (it is a distilled grain vinegar and is harsh and is antibacterial) so can't be used for some of the other whey uses you may have read about here on ss. Like kick-starting fermented veggies and condiments, or feeding it to the critters. But if you used a live vinegar, it would be good for the animals or for soaking grains/beans for your use.

 

[JRmom]

Thanks for explaining that! Yes, I used white vinegar, so I guess I'll try some biscuits or popovers with it and see what happens.

 

[abifae]

But vinegar whey is not a live whey, especially if white vinegar is used (it is a distilled grain vinegar and is harsh and is antibacterial) so can't be used for some of the other whey uses you may have read about here on ss. Like kick-starting fermented veggies and condiments, or feeding it to the critters. But if you used a live vinegar, it would be good for the animals or for soaking grains/beans for your use.

Ah hah!!!!

That explains it. *laughs*