Come on. You drop by for a cup of coffee, and the world's not ending? Please.

Connor ,'Not Fade Away'


Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jessica - Jul 11, 2006 10:44:00 am PDT #6310 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Yogurt is technically spoiled milk. But since it's been spoiled by lactobacillus, which are yummy and digestible, we're okay with that.


Jessica - Jul 11, 2006 10:45:42 am PDT #6311 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

What's whey?

Whey is the liquid leftover from cheesemaking.

"Curdled" really describes a texture, not a level of bacterial contamination. It just means the curds have separated out, which can happen for any number of reasons. (Acid can do it, so can heat.)


Jars - Jul 11, 2006 10:45:45 am PDT #6312 of 10002

I know someone once said that they refused to drink milk on general principle, because it's just aborted cheese. Forget who, though...


-t - Jul 11, 2006 10:45:48 am PDT #6313 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

What's whey?

The liquid that the curds separate out of (sometimes present in cottage cheese - possibly the liquid that was floating on top of Dana's yogurt, but I'm not sure abot that). Good for baking.


Cashmere - Jul 11, 2006 10:46:42 am PDT #6314 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

Holy crapola, is dry cleaning really that expensive?

Yes, ridiculously. But you can always try Dryel. I'd link you to the product website, but it's obnoxious with the sound.


bon bon - Jul 11, 2006 10:50:09 am PDT #6315 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Last night for dessert we had blueberries from the farmer's market with some sweetened sour cream. I am beginning to think, given cheese and the like, I should ONLY eat curdled milk.


tommyrot - Jul 11, 2006 10:51:42 am PDT #6316 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

What happens to cheese curds to turn them into regular cheese?

(I grew up on a dairy farm - I should know this stuff. No one tell my dad, OK?)


ChiKat - Jul 11, 2006 10:51:51 am PDT #6317 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Through my Googling, I found something else that said a print of butter was typically a 1/2 pound mold. I can't seem to re-find it, so take it with a grain of sale.


Vortex - Jul 11, 2006 10:53:07 am PDT #6318 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Through my Googling, I found something else that said a print of butter was typically a 1/2 pound mold. I can't seem to re-find it, so take it with a grain of sale.

first, a print of butter, now a grain of sale? What kind of wacky old fashioned stuff are we talking about! ;)


Frankenbuddha - Jul 11, 2006 10:54:21 am PDT #6319 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

It just got really dark, and I'm hearing rumblings. Looks like the sky is about to open up big time. Yikes.