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Article: My experiences with rennet. (cheese making)
- Article from:
- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 1993
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Part I
Around our farm, most buck kids do not live long. The average life span is about two weeks. At this age, most kids are only consuming milk. This makes their stomach worth saving as a source of rennet. I had never made cheese from homemade rennet. I never really wanted to but I knew it could be done.
A short piece down the road from our farm there is an Amish-type home-stead. I admire this family, although I would never choose to live their way. Going through their door is like stepping back in time 1 00 years. They have no electricity, fights are candles, and their refrigerator is a deep well. They raise all their own food. Their main income ...