Why it works: Milk and junket work together. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 103 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Making Cottage Cheese on the Farm
Ingredients
Directions
Cool the skimmilk to 50°F (10°C) if not using immediately.
Place the skimmilk in a clean pail and set it in a pan of water to reach 75°F (24°C).
Let the milk sit at 75°F for 5-6 hours if using sweet milk.
Add the junket tablet and keep the milk at 75°F until it curdles.
Do not disturb the milk until ready to drain.
The curd is ready when it is firm with a little whey on top.
Pour the curd into a colander to drain the whey.
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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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Milk + junkettop 20% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together103 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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