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Article: STORING COTTAGE CHEESE
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- March 17, 1993
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Glenna Hanks is a home economist with the Lake County Cooperative Extension Service affiliated with Purdue University. Send your food questions to her in care of the Post-Tribune, 1065 Broadway, Gary, Ind. 46402.
Q: I have several cartons of cottage cheese. How can I keep it fresh? A: Freezing cheese is possible but not without some quality loss and cottage cheese suffers drastic changes in texture.
You can store cottage cheese in a tightly lidded container in the refrigerator for about one week. If you store the cheese upside down in its own carton it lasts two to three weeks and will lose all its flavor ...