[Sca-cooks] Vegetable rennets (was Re: Cheese-making note )

[Pixel, Queen of Cats]

So, a friend of mine has this anise hyssop *bush* in her back yard, since
she consumes it at the rate of one leaf per cup of morning tea. Does any
hyssop work for cheesemaking?

Margaret FitzWilliam

On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Craig Jones. wrote:

>
> >> I have found that dried hyssop consistently curdles warm milk
> >> (makes for a
> >> horrid looking Douce Ame, but it still tastes good). Has
> >> anyone out there
> >> used hyssop (fresh or dried) to make cheese?
>
> That's odd.  I use dried hyssop for Douce Ame and it doesn't normally curdle
> except when I cook it too quickly.
>
> Drake.