June 4, 2008

• Whey

  I have had several people ask me where they can get Whey.  To my knowledge this is not something you can purchase by itself at a store.  It is however super easy to make at home and one “batch” makes enough whey to last the average user several months of use in various cultured recipes.

  If you have access to Raw Milk use the following instructions.

  1/2 gallon of raw milk
  1 tablespoon plain Yogurt or 1 capsule pro biotics.

  Mix together and place in a glass jar on counter and cover with clean cloth and rubber band.  Leave for 2 to 4 days until milk separates.  Line a colander with cheese cloth and place over a large bowl.  Dump milk/liquid into this and leave for 12 to 24 hours.  Tie up corners of cheese cloth, loop over wooden spoon and hang over gallon glass jar until liquid (whey) stops dripping out of it.  What is left in the cheese cloth can be salted to taste and stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.  The “whey” can be put in a jar, tightly sealed and stored in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.

  For those of you who do not have access to Raw Milk use these directions.

  1 Quart of Plain (Preferably whole and organic) Yogurt

  Line a colander with cheese cloth and place over a large bowl.  Dump yogurt into this and leave for 12 to 24 hours.  Tie up corners of
  cheese cloth, loop over wooden spoon and hang over gallon glass jar
  until liquid (whey) stops dripping out of it.  What is left in the
  cheese cloth can be salted to taste and stored in the refrigerator for
  up to 1 month.  The “whey” can be put in a jar, tightly sealed and
  stored in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.

  Let me know if anybody decides to try it!

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