Month: December 2004

Curd Cheese!

I just finished making curd cheese for the first time ever. It appears to have turned out kinda similar to ricotta in texture. I am both astonished and pleased. Astonished; since I didn’t expect it to turn out at all, and pleased since it’s extremely easy! I would have included photos; but alas, my digital camera is out of batteries. Next time, perhaps.

I made just a little bit of cheese using these quantities (it was just a proof of concept – didn’t want to waste lots of ingredients if it didn’t turn out okay)

About 250ml of whole milk
A couple of tablespoons of cream

Which are then heated until they begin to boil.

To the dairy, add the juice of 1/2 a lemon; and gently stir until the dairy curdles.

Once curdled; transfer to a sieve lined with several layers of cheesecloth, sitting over a bowl. Then, wait for most of the whey to drain off, leaving the cheese behind.

Todo

I’m going to have to head to Melbourne sooner or later, I think. I’ve got my eye on a couple of places which offer courses – Chocolate & Pralines (and other patisserie type things); and Cheese.

Not least of all; it’s the perfect excuse for going on “holiday” for a few weeks, depending on the scheduling of courses.

Small dark room, here I come

Oh good.

I’ve now got an enlarger to go with the rest of my darkroom stuff. Hoorah! It’s not just any enlarger, mind you – I’ll be able to print from up to 6×6 negatives. Just as soon as I have all the bits for my medium format camera. Still; one toy at a time, eh?

The strangest thing happened to me, yesterday on the bus.

I was sitting on the bus, being driven along; and a person gave me a stack of greeting cards just as they were leaving.

Usually, the only thing people give me when I’m on a bus is a cold.

Anyway, on the greeting cards; there was a website. The website was http://www.brentharpur.co.nz. It turns out that Brent Harpur is an entertainer/cartoonist and such. You should go have a look at the website.