What did you do in the garden today?

[dirkandlorie]

The Traditional Cheddar recipe in that book is the only one that don't recommend, it is missing some steps.
The other recipes are great, I especially like the Farmhouse Cheddar and the Stirred Curd Cheddar, fyi.
Do you have raw milk, or will you be using pasteurized/homogenized?

I can get raw milk from the dairy, but its soooo darn expensive that I want to start with regular pasteurized grocery store milk for experimenting. Will it make a big difference which one I use?

 

[LaurenRitz]

I can get raw milk from the dairy, but its soooo darn expensive that I want to start with regular pasteurized grocery store milk for experimenting. Will it make a big difference which one I use?

Not a big difference, but the milk behaves a little differently. Do not try to use ultra-pasteurized, as it won't set properly.

 

[Sueby]

Thank you, just ordered that book. Been wanting to make my own cheese for a long time. Nice to start out with a recommended book instead of just blundering through with online e recipes that may or may not work.

Agree. When I retire I'd like to start making cheese.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I’ve thought about making cheese as well. I have made ricotta and that was very easy. The cheese making is still on my list of things I would like to do. I have made yogurt and have the fine sieve to make yogurt cheese. But I’ve not had the time or patience. I pulled most of the carrots today. I won’t need to buy carrots for a while. I wanted to get them before the ground froze. I will be picking the salad greens in the next day or 2. We may have a white Thanksgiving tomorrow.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I can get raw milk from the dairy, but its soooo darn expensive that I want to start with regular pasteurized grocery store milk for experimenting. Will it make a big difference which one I use?

I don't think it makes a difference. With store milk you can go more by the recipes, I have to modify (lessen) my ingredients with my raw milk is all.
If you use the New England Cheese Supply's culture packets I'd only use 1/2 though.
My favorites are these 2 mesophilic cultures:

 

[igorsMistress]

Afternoon gardeners. We’re having our thanksgiving today since my daughter works tomorrow night. I was out with the flock earlier and we still have bees visiting. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[cj2024]

This is an upgrade to my cast iron grill. Wrapping an aluminum foil around the edge of my grill worked out better than covering the meat. This way the meat doesn't get steamed and I prefer medium rare. Furthermore, I used mushroom slices to deglaze and pick up the flavor left on the grill.

I tried these roasted carrots in the video, and it taste just as good as it looks.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

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View attachment 3997166View attachment 3997167Afternoon gardeners. We’re having our thanksgiving today since my daughter works tomorrow night. I was out with the flock earlier and we still have bees visiting. Happy Thanksgiving!

How beautiful, thank you for sharing these! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 

[igorsMistress]

How beautiful, thank you for sharing these! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Thank you!

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Separated some more basil seeds today, made good progress. Between cooking and forecasted rain, I doubt I’ll be finishing them tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!