Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffetEating her curds and whey,

Along came a spider,Who sat down beside her

And frightened Miss Muffet away

What are curds and whey?

Curds- the solid lumps you find in milk when milk sours. You can treat milk with enzymes to get the same effect

Whey- The watery liquid that you find in milk when the milk sours / is treated with enzymes

You can add a starter culture with rennet to milk to get curds and whey

Why would anybody WANT to make curds and whey?

Curds can be used to make cheese

Whey can be used as animal feed

Cheese

Add salt to curds- you get cheese!

The cheese needs to be pressed

Crumbly cheeses (e.g. Wensleydale) are only pressed lightly

Hard cheeses (e.g. Cheddar) are pressed firmly

The cheese is then left to mature (to develop flavour and texture)

In groups, arrange the cards in the correct order to product a step by step guide to

making cheese

1. Take milk; add rennet and a starter culture to it

2. The milk curdles

3. You now have curds and whey.

4. Drain the whey to leave only the curds

5. Add salt to the curds

6. Press the curds into moulds

7. Leave to mature

8. Package

How many different cheeses can you think

of?

Cheddar

Wensleydale??

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