Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-09-12
CHEESE MAKING.
Some Points and Suggestions That Are
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Let the milk be we'll matured BY
heating before the rennet is added. \
The,addition. of sour whey to hasten
the maturity is Objectionable and I,
should never be practiced. Old milk,
which has become well ripened and
nearly sour, may be added, but lop.
,pered or thick milk should never be
used. More rennet is necessary foi
milk from fresh cows than from others.
The more rennet is used the more
moisture will be retained in the cheese,
under similar conditions of making.
For spring cheese, ,rennet enough 10
thicken the milk for. cutting in Is o,
minutesat q temperature Of 10 to 20
degrees Is required. For summer and
fall cheese 45 minutes must be allowed
for the same process with milk in good
condition. The raising of the temper
allure to SO degrees increases the favor
able conditions and aids rennet action.
The horizontal knife should be used
first lengthwise and followed by the
perpendicular knife crosswise. After
the whey has separated enough to hall
cover the curd, the mesh of the knives
should be 50 close that three cuttings
should be enough, except in case of
quick curd which should be cutunusually
fine. The knives must be moved fast
enough to prevent much disturbance o.
the curd by pushing. After the coagu,
lation is perfect the curd should be cut
finer during the late fall than during the
summer. Stir the curd slowly and gent
ly at once after the cutting is complete.
Heat should not be applied until fifteen
minutes after the stirring is begun.
Hot water doesn tscorch the curd. The
temperature must be raised gradually
to 9s degrees. '.i''l'H '" .Nh
The curd particles must be made sc
dry before the development of acid that
after being pressed in the hand they
fall apart when slightly disturbed
When the not iron test shows fine hairs
from one-fourth to one-eighth of an inch
long, the whey should be removed. II
acid be discernible by the hot iron test
before the curd is properly formed, the
whey should be Immediately removed
and the stirring continued until the
firm condition is brought about. Ten.
derness in the body of cheese, or pasti.
ness, is caused by too much moisture in
the curd while the acid is developing.
When the curd is ready for cutting
and sailing is best learned by expert.
ence. The degree ofchange has taken
place when the curd feels mellow veil
vety and greasy smells like new-made
butter from sour cream, and tastes arc.
matte rather than sour. When curd is
gassy or very porous, souring should be
allowed to go further before it is arrest.
ed by cutting or sailing III the curd be
too moist or soft, it should be cut OF
ground at an earlier stage and hand.
stirred some time before salt is added
to- it.yCIt isgenerally beneficial to the
curd to stir it 10 minutes after cutting
before sailing. A maximum quantity
of salt for April and early May cheese
is IA pounds to 1000 pounds of milk; z
to 2I pounds is right for. summer on
fairly dry curds and 8 to 319 pounds dur
ing October and November. Salt has a
tendency to dry curd and cheese and
thus retard curing
The curd MUST be hoped and pressed
within 40 to Is minutes, after ltsis
stirred in Pressure must be applied
lightly'at first, asfd gradually Increased.
The curd-cutter oragrinder must be
thoroughly cleaned every day. Bad
1avors are given cheese,by neglectinq
this precaution, and the same is true Of
other unclean dairysiutensils. Curing
is effected BY fermentation. Heat ur
to 10 degrees Is favorable and colo
under 60 degrees Is unfavorable for its
] operation. -Rrof j.. W. Robertson, il
Farm and Home.s f2,Wr