Aug 05 2011
The Science Behind Queso Fresco
We got to be food scientists, making cheese in OSU’s food pilot plant. Dr. Lisbeth Goddik and her students explained the background of cheese making, which started thousands of years ago when people curdled milk in the stomachs of young animals (yum)! We made Queso Fresco, which is a soft cheese, and only takes about an hour to make. First we boiled milk, then added rennet (an enzyme), and waited for the magic chemistry to kick in. After squeezing out the whey, and doing some cutting, we sampled our homemade cheese.
The "Pilot Plant" set up and ready for cheese making
So this is the curds and whey that Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating...
Wonder if that thing with the wheel is a tuffet?
Separating the whey from the curds
No Whey!!!!
Cheesy smiles for the final product... YUM YUM!
Greta: When you get back we’ll continue the work of training SnickersGoat on the stanchion so we can have an easier time milking her so we can make cheese again. The queso looks bueno. I love the picture with you and the two new friends. Elia and I leave tomorrow to come see you on Sunday…anything you want us to bring for you? Love, Mama
Hey, Ellise! You make cheese, huh? Queso fresco is the cheese we put on my Green Chili! How fun! I haven’t seen you in any pictures for a while – you must be so busy and moving so fast they can’t snap a good pic!
Love you so much!
Mom
Seriously that cheese did not look good….just make me some colby-cheddar please. Maybe you can add cheese making to your 4-H cooking class home projects? I hope your going to see the reptiles tonight. Bye now, Mom
Hi Cody… How fun, makin cheese
I haven’t seen you in any pictures for a while, have you been hiding from the camera 
Super excited for sunday…
Love you
Mom
hi Jacob!
Hope you are having a good time and had fun making cheese:)
Love you! mom
Hey Greta! Hope you are having a blast! We sure miss you around here. Elia has been stepping in with more help. She is excited to come see you. I went to Seaside the day after I dropped you off and drove the coast home. Of coarse since I didn’t bring a board or suit, the waves were good the whole way! I’m so glad you get to learn about the scientific method and how to apply it. What a great opportunity! Love JB
Hi Maddie,
Wow!! Cheese making, you can teach us how. Looks like they really keep you busy. That is a nice picture of you. We miss you a lot:)
love,
Mom and Dad
Hi Logan,
Hope you tried the cheese. Looks yummy:) Wish we could be there on Sunday. Have fun doing the other stuff. Abbi misses you too, she seems sad without her boy.
Love you lots!!
Mom & Dad
Hello Bea, we miss you! Auntie Jeness will be there tomorrow and she has a card for you. Also, Michelle asked me if you want to take care of Oscar when they go camping for eight days. I told her I will ask you- that, however will be a good source of income just like the last time.
We are excited to see you on Thursday. The house is just so lonely without you.
LOve,
mommy and patrick
Greta
I am so excited to see you making cheese, it’s just like you being at home! Max and I are going camping tonight and we have no idea where we are going, we are just loading up in Meribus and going! I am glad you get to see Elia and your mama tomorrow and I just wish I were with them to give you lovies. We had some nasty problems from the solar flares yesterday so while you are at camp figure out how to build a house that is flare resistant. I love you baby girl.
Lala
Hi Trenton, I guess you have been hiding from the camera these past few days….haven’t seen you. Hope you got the letters and cards that were sent to you. Ask someone if any mail comes for you after Thursday if they will forward it to you at home, that might happen. Be sure to send your letters off. See you on Sunday morning. Sure has been quiet around here without you. Love you Mom
maddie,
hope that you are making new friends and having a blast. are the classess fun? have you learned anything new so far? today i am going to emersons… gma said she was grumpy today, uh-oh! well i miss you lots and hope you are having a wonderful time!
love, courtney
ps we ALL miss you and did you get me and emerson made? hope so, hers is funny.
oops i meant pictures me and emerson sent
Hi Kurtis,
Nice picture of you in the paper and the other pictures of you on the website and on the videos. Looks like you are doing some very interesting things there. The Gems won last night. It was the bottom of the 9th bases loaded and two outs, when Drew hit a single to right field to score the winning run. The score was 5-4. Big crowd 1,820 people there and they were into the game. Drew and Jeremey made up a new dance for the crowd and they loved it. Keep up the good work.
Love, Mom
this gives me bad memories.
Had a blast this weekend… made cheese with friends jacob and rebecca but i did really like the cheese we made… but the marine science center was great!!! and the beach… but i didnt go down of course… and the family visit day was awesome
glad to see u dad and g-ma… dairy farm was sorta stinky but the calfs were cute!!! all wrapped up with a fantastic dinner by Warner!!!!!!!! u are the best chef ever!! thanks Warner
Jeidah…
Glad to hear that you are having so much fun. Sorry that you missed yet another day on the beach. When you get that cast off, we will have to make a special trip just for you…LOL. Heard your family visit was good, sorry the boys and I weren’t there to see you too, but you know how hard it is to get us all in the same place at the same time. Can’t wait for you to come and tell Papa and me all about camp. We both Love and Miss you – Mimi
That cheese up there in the pot is mine!! Tee hee
Yes mom I got to see the reptiles!
There were so many snakes it was sooooo cool!
When i get home we’ll go over the blog together and you can ask me more questions then.
See you tomorrow love you!
Making cheese was the best!
The cheese kinda looked gross and tasted a little bit funny, due to the fact that Jacob poured the salt on the bottom of the cheese making the top bland and the bottom waaaaay to salty (no offence intended to Jackie Chan:D). But I guess it wasn’t his fault since he was the one in our group who had to squeeze the life out of the curds and whey to rid it of all and any whey! Hey, I just noticed that it’s 11:22 p.m. in Bend, OR! I should probably go to bed.
Good Night!
To Jacob:
How does making cheese give you bad memories?
Nice
I love cheese. Looks yummy. Merry Christmas!
I love the picture with you and the two new friends. Elia has been stepping in with more help. She is excited to come see you. I went to Seaside the day after I dropped you off and drove the coast home. Looks like they really keep you busy. Have fun doing the other stuff. The house is just so lonely without you. We had some nasty problems from the solar flares yesterday so while you are at camp figure out how to build a house that is flare resistant. Hope you got the letters and cards that were sent to you. Be sure to send your letters off. Looks like you are doing some very interesting things there. Drew and Jeremey made up a new dance for the crowd and they loved it. Sorry that you missed yet another day on the beach. Powered by WPMU Hosted by blogs.
Yours sincerely
Tomas Anders
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