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I think the cows are very stressed here in Switzerland. I make cheese every now and then - ricotta and paneer. It's simple. I buy the milk from a "milch-Automat
by comrade1234 1mo ago
I think the cows are very stressed here in Switzerland. I make cheese every now and then - ricotta and paneer. It's simple. I buy the milk from a "milch-Automat" - farms around here (Zurich) have machines where you can buy a liter of raw milk from the farm for cheap. So, the milk I'm using is direct from the cows.
I made paneer a week ago. Normally I can cut it up and brown it and make the edges crispy. But for this batch I got far less cheese than normal and it was wet - I had to let the molded paneer dry out longer than normal. Then when I went to brown it the entire batch just melted into a gloopy mess - that just doesn't happen.
Reminded me of the omen.
- vismit2000 1mo agoI had to look this up: In European and Alpine agrarian traditions, sudden, inexplicable failures in dairy processing - such as milk refusing to curdle, butter failing to churn, or cheese spoiling unexpectedly - were historically interpreted as serious bad omens. They were seen as portents of impending drought, blighted pastures, severe livestock distress, or famine.