CREAM CHEESE

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
Source
The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (4)
To make CREAM CHEESE
Instructions (3)
  1. Put one large spoonful of steep to five quarts of afterings, break it down light, put it upon a cloth on a sieve bottom, and let it run till dry.
  2. Break it, cut and turn it in a clean cloth, then put it into the sieve again, and put on it a two pound weight, sprinkle a little salt on it and let it stand all night.
  3. Then lay it on a board to dry, when dry lay a few strawberry leaves on it, and ripen it between two pewter dishes in a warm place, turn it, and put on fresh leaves every day.
Original Text
To make CREAM CHEESE. PUT one large spoonful of steep to five quarts of afterings, break it down light, put it upon a cloth on a sieve bottom, and let it run till dry, break it, cut and turn it in a clean cloth, then put it into the sieve again, and put on it a two pound weight, sprinkle a little salt on it and let it stand all night, then lay it on a board to dry, when dry lay a few strawberry leaves on it, and ripen it between two pewter dishes in a warm place, turn it, and put on fresh leaves every day.
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