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Experimental cookery

1932

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Presented as published in 1932. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
1. To 1 cup of sweet milk warmed to 35° to 40°C. add 3^ of a powdered junket tablet. Leave at room temperature until it has set. Pour into a cloth sack and let drain for a few minutes. Determine the amount of cheese obtained. Compare the texture and flavor of the cheese with that from clabbered milk. What is the yield of cheese? 320 MILK AND CHEESE B. From sour milk. 1. Sour milk that has formed a clot is called clabbered milk. Boil 1 cup of clabbered milk 1 minute. Pour into a cloth sack and drain for a few minutes. What is the yield of cheese obtained? 2. To 1 cup of clabbered milk add 1 cup of boiling water. Determine the temperature. Drain through a cloth sack for a few minutes and determine the yield of cheese obtained. 3. Heat 1 cup of clabbered milk in a double boiler until the whey separates from the curd. Take the temperature. Follow directions under 1. Compare the resulting cheese in texture, consistency, and flavor. What is the effect of a high temperature upon curd of milk that has been precipitated by souring? What temperature is preferable for heating clabbered milk to make cottage cheese? Which method is preferable? Compare with the cottage cheese made from sweet milk and junket. Temperature to which milk is heated Yield Texture Fh Comments Results and conclusions. Cheese Experiment 60. To determine the effect of heat upon cheddar cheese. A. The melting point. 1. Place some grated cheddar cheese in a test tube. To determine the melt- ing point place a thermometer in the test tube. Melt the cheese by immersing the test tube in water and heating the water. Compare the melting points of several samples of cheddar cheese. Notice the consistency of each cheese, its dryness, hardness, etc., before and after melting. 2. Repeat 1, but use the Kraft or other varieties of cheddar cheese that have been put in sealed or other types of containers. B. Effect of temperatures above the melting point. 1. After observing the consistency and texture of the cheese from Al and A2, put the tubes in warm water and heat to temperatures above the melting point. Notice all changes that occur. C. Combining the cheese with milk. 1. Combine about 2 level tablespoons (14 grams) of grated cheese with 34 cup of milk (60 grams). Heat in the upper part of a double boiler. Note the melting point of the cheese. Continue heating and describe the changes that occur in the cheese-like mixture. Does the dryness, texture, or fat content have any effect upon the melting point? From the results obtained, what would you conclude about combining cheese with other foods? Should cheese be heated directly over or under the fire? If so heated, what temperature should be used? Should cheese be covered CHEESE SOUFFLE 321 with sauce and bread crumbs in macaroni and cheese before putting in the oven? Why? Sample of cheese Melting point Texture of cheese before melting Effect of melting and heat Comments Results and conclusions. Welsh Rarebit Experiment 61. To determine the most satisfactory method of combining ingredients for Welsh rarebit. 1. Prepare a medium white sauce using: Milk ]4. cup 122 grams Flour ]4 tablespoon 3.5 grams Butter )/2. tablespoon 7 grams