Transcript Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet Eating her curds and whey, Along

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey,
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away
What are curds and whey?
Curds- the solid lumps
you find in milk when
milk sours. You can
treat milk with
enzymes to get the
same effect
Whey- The watery liquid
that you find in milk
when the milk sours /
is treated with
enzymes
You can add a starter culture with rennet to
milk to get curds and whey
Why would anybody WANT to make curds and whey?
Curds can be used to make cheese
Whey can be used as animal feed
Cheese
Add salt to curds- you get cheese!
The cheese needs to be pressed
Crumbly cheeses (e.g.
Wensleydale) are only pressed
lightly
Hard cheeses (e.g. Cheddar) are
pressed firmly
The cheese is then left to mature (to
develop flavour and texture)
In groups, arrange the cards in the correct
order to product a step by step guide to
making cheese
1. Take milk; add rennet and a starter culture to it
2. The milk curdles
3. You now have curds and whey.
4. Drain the whey to leave only the curds
5. Add salt to the curds
6. Press the curds into moulds
7. Leave to mature
8. Package
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Cheddar
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How many different
cheeses can you think
of?
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Wensleydale