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Rennet Wine

A beverage made by soaking rennet in sherry for several days.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Rennet Wine

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash the rennet and cut it into small pieces.

  2. Put the rennet pieces in a wide-mouthed bottle.

  3. Pour in 1 quart of sherry.

  4. Let it sit for 4 to 5 days before using.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Rennet
Its enzymes curdle milk, so it provides the setting power in this wine.
Sherry
Acts as the solvent that draws the rennet's active compounds out into the liquid.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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