[Sca-cooks] Cheese Wax

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Also sprach Christine Seelye-King:
>  > >Hmmmm....  wonder if you could coat *any* cheese in wax to keep it?
>>
>>  Try it and let us know how it comes out.
>
>	Does anyone know of the exact comosition of 'cheese wax'?  We
>have a use
>for it (where it's mentioned by name) and wonder if it is a special
>mixture/kind of wax that we're not familiar with?
>Christianna

I'm not sure, but beeswax is certainly a possibility, and I also have
a couple of cheese recipes that call for tallow of various types,
including lard, to be painted on over cloth.

Adamantius