[Sca-cooks] Cream cheese?

[David Walddon]

How much older is Ricotta? 
Platina tells us how to make it and includes it in a recipe. 
Earlier? 
Eduardo 


On Aug 3, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Ana Valdés wrote:

> Wikipedia says Mascarpone is from the end of the 16th Century and cream
> cheese's first reference in France is from 1754.
> Ricotta is earlier.
> Ana
> 
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:42 AM, Johnna Holloway <johnnae at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> I suspect they are at the war getting wet and drying out.
>> Meanwhile you might look at Baroness Helewyse's Italian cheese notes at
>> 
>> http://www.medievalcookery.**com/helewyse/#Cheese<http://www.medievalcookery.com/helewyse/#Cheese>
>> 
>> Otherwise I'll look tomorrow.
>> 
>> Johnnae
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 3, 2011, at 8:35 PM, Laura C. Minnick wrote:
>> 
>> So, amongst our collective wisdom, does anyone know the age/origin of the
>>> smooth white cheeses like cream cheese and mascarpone?
>>> 
>>> Liutgard, experimenting...
>>> 
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