Saturday, March 7, 2015

Cheese: From Start to Finish

Morning milking of Cindy and Heidi.

Keeping Frosty calm by leaning against her.

Bandaged machine awaiting replacement parts.

Rona Sullivan setting up milk machine.



Rona pouring four buckets of fresh milk into the vat pasteurizer to be pasteurized and cultured.
The vat pasteurizer can fit about 16 gallons.

After milk has been pasteurized and cultured, it is ready to hang.

About 16 gallons of milk.

Draining off the whey.

Unsalted and ready for refrigeration.

Seasoned and weighed and ready for shaping.

Super clean hands shaping before wrapping.


Specialty hearts for Valentine's Day.

Seasoning.


Highland Spring.
Finished product.

Our cheese in a pastry at a local Richmond bakery called Sub Rosa.

So, what's the story of the cheese in your fridge? What animals and people helped get it to you?













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