SC - Last unanswered Buffet menu

[ChannonM@aol.com]

"Brian L. Rygg or Laura Barbee-Rygg" wrote:
> 
> Cream cheese is a late 19th-century American invention.
> 
> Raoghnailt

Yes and no. The bar of Philadelphia-style cream cheese, wrapped in
silvery foil stuff, is as you describe. Cheeses made from cream,
however, are considerably older. There are recipes for cream cheeses,
IIRC, in Digby, possibly Hugh Plat, and Elinor Fettiplace's receipt
book, all 17th century. The main difference between these and Philly
cream cheese is the emulsifying gums added to the latter; whether a
cooked dish calling for a period-style cream cheese would be massively
different when made with the chemical stuff remains to be seen.

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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