confused about Farmer's Cheese

[Guest guest]

Hi guys,

O.K. We've been using Friendship Farmer's Cheese which is listed as

a resource in BTVC on pg. 187 (from Whole Foods)for about 4 months.

I just now read the ingredients which say skim milk, cream, salt -

totally my fault for not reading sooner. Now this freaked me out a

little because of the cream so I went online to research a little

and now I'm completely confused. HELP!

Leah - ASD, SCD since July

Here's what I found:

Friendship Farmer Cheese

Ingredient Statement

Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Skim Milk, Cream and Salt.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 oz.(30g/About 2 Tbsp.)

*DV = Daily Value

Calories: 50 Fat Cal.: 25 Total Fat: 2.5g

Sat. Fat: 1.5g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 10mg

Sodium: 120mg Total Carb: 0g Fiber: 0g

Sugars: 0g Protein: 5g

8th Jan 2004 Elaine writes:

Friendship Hoop Cheese and Friendship Farmers Cheese:

Only difference we are interested in is that Farmers has more salt

to make it more palatable (this is good - we like salt!) and has

more fat (this is good, we don't mind fat) However, they are closing

down much of the production of the Hoop and, therefore, we are left

mainly with Farmers. The Hoop will still be available in delies in

NYC, etc. but may eventually disappear even from these places. That

is OK as my conversation with the dairy scientist at Friendship has

led me to believe we are just fine with Farmers.

DCCC Fat Content

Elaine writes:

To settle this matter once and for all, it is best to use the

uncreamed " dry cottage cheese " . I describe it as being crumbly " in

the hand. "

Arthur Klein, who makes the dry curd for Advantage Foods has no idea

how Organic Meadow and Western Dairy can make a 10% Pressed Cottage

Cheese without adding skim milk to it after the culture has worked.

This is the last word from me: Get a dry curd Farmer Cheese with no

fat because that is the only thing I know is pure curd.

I despise using the word " fat " because you know we don't give a hoot

about the fat content. But once the dry curd says it is 10%, I begin

to worry because something has been added and it is not just fat.

DCCC - Friendship Brand

In answer to a list-members question, " I know this is in the book ,

but I'm not crystal clear on this yet. Is Friendship Farmers Cheese

legal, or only the Friendship Hoop cheese? My local store carries

the farmers cheese and is looking into ordering me the hoop

cheese? " , Elaine writes:

I would use only the hoop cheese.