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To Prepare Rennet

A method for preparing dried rennet using wine or water, soaking it, and preserving it for later use.

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

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the rennet

  1. Wash the dried rennet in lukewarm water without scraping it.

  2. Cut the rennet into small pieces and place them in a bottle.

  3. Pour 1 quart of Lisbon wine over the rennet pieces.

  4. Let it sit for a week.

  5. Alternatively, hang the rennet in a cool, dry place for preservation.

Use the rennet

  1. A tablespoon of this wine will turn 1 quart of milk.

  2. When ready to use, cut off a piece, wash it, and soak it in warm water to turn the milk.

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
Enzyme that causes milk to curdle by coagulating its milk proteins.

“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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