Canned Butter/Cheese & More Discount

[prepdeb]

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I think someone posted at P4P that the discount code is good for the rest of the year.

I'd ordered a case of the cheese (36 cans) earlier from internet grocer, but decided to use the coupon code with MREdepot and ordered another 12 cans. They shipped my order the same day. The customer service with this company is wonderful. I responded to the email from them to thank them for the fast shipping and they actually replied - all the same day I ordered.

We finally opened one of the cans from the earier purchase to taste it. It's a nice cheese - bland but real cheese and will work for grilled cheese or meals where you can't really use cheese sauce.
Our JRT LOVES it so I guess there'll be stiff competition for the canned cheese in our home.

[Shannon Bennett]

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Sour milk used in baked products has a long tradition-think buttermilk or sour cream. The acid in the milk combined with the alkaline baking soda gives your biscuits and flapjacks lift.

If the oil smells rancid discard it. You cannot make it good again. The process is oxidation and you cannot kick those oxygen molecules out of the fat. Keep all oils in a dark cool place and rotate at least once a year.

I thought my grandmother used soured milk (left too long out of the frig) in her cooking to make cookies/biscuits etc. (No, she didn't die an early death! ) I am unsure whether she ever used rancid butter as well. Would rancid butter still cause illness if it were used in cooking (ie heated to 100C)? Should it always be discarded?

[T. Modesto,PhD]

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What is P4P?

I think someone posted at P4P that the discount code is good for the rest of the year.

I'd ordered a case of the cheese (36 cans) earlier from internet grocer, but decided to use the coupon code with MREdepot and ordered another 12 cans. They shipped my order the same day. The customer service with this company is wonderful. I responded to the email from them to thank them for the fast shipping and they actually replied - all the same day I ordered.

We finally opened one of the cans from the earier purchase to taste it. It's a nice cheese - bland but real cheese and will work for grilled cheese or meals where you can't really use cheese sauce.
Our JRT LOVES it so I guess there'll be stiff competition for the canned cheese in our home.

[prepdeb]

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Sorry - P4P (Planforpandemic) is another forum that I'm a member of.

The discount information was posted over there too. The supplier (MREdepot) also sells the canned butter and cheese on ebay, but the buy it now price is higher than on their company website.

We were pleased with the cheese. It tastes more like American cheese than Cheddar to me, but I thought it was great to have decent cheese available that doesn't require refrigeration until after opening the can. Since the cans are only a 1/2 pound each, we'll easily use an entire can for a meal.

I did order a sample can of the butter with my recent order. I canned quite a bit of butter and we're pleased with it, but there has been a lot of debate over the safety of canned butter. My attitude is that if it tastes or smells bad, we won't use it, but so far it's held it's seal and tastes just fine when opened. I also picked up several jars of ghee for backup but I'm curious to try the commercially canned butter.

[DRJJ]

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T. it depends on how it is packaged. The butter is canned and will last years. Ghee will last a long time in the fridge but you are in a world of hurt if the power goes out, The Indians keep ghee on a warm burner on the stove all the time. So, instead of cold they use heat for preservation. You must have one of the below to insure preservations.
Oxygen poor enviornment in conjunction with initial high heat to kill pathogens
Extreme cold
Constant heat
anything else invites nasties to the party.

Discovered Ghee on lower shelf of Arab market today in sized ranging from 1/2 lb jar to 5 lb can. Didn't need refrigeration until opened. Ghee is clarifed buttur. They must have had nine or ten brands....Check it out. Price was comparable to excellent butter.

[Shannon Bennett]

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Sounds like a good place to check out. If it is canned I am sure it will last for at least a couple of years without becoming rancid. Just remember to keep all canned foods in a cool dry environment and they will last far longer and have a higher nutritional content. Jars while also good will not remain sealed as long as cans so, if you have a choice go for the cans.

[jlw]

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This actually has nothing to do with cheese/butter, but thought I would share a little tip for those of you who have a way to keep things cold.
(lemon juice concentrait) If you want to make something that calls for butter milk and have none ,
take 2TBS of lemon juice for every 1cup milk, do not stir just pour it in and let sit for 5 minutes then pour into your recipe. I do this for all of my recipes that call for butter milk. You can not tell that you did'nt use butter milk. And I have used it with regular milk and with powderd milk the taste is the same.
This was a trick my mom used when ever she was in a pinch and had no butter milk. Just wanted to share that....................jlw

[DRJJ]

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In High School we used war surplus hydrogenated vegetable oil for all baking. It was always rancid and had a thread of a brown liquid thoughout. I subsequently learned this liquid was caproic acid---caproic as in goat. I did a lot of the baking and it smelled quite stinky, but the smell cooked off and nothing horrible happened. I couldn't taste it or smell it in the final baked good. I think that rancid oils contain "organic acids" and I don't think they are truly dangerous. Does anyone know for sure....No point in throwing out good nutrition when it is scarce.

[susieM]

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For those of you who cannot buy canned butter and cheese...it is possible to can it yourself.

I know, I know...it goes against USDA recommendations...but it can be done, and it's not all that difficult to do.

[DRJJ]

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May I have instructions on canning cheese and butter? I have a pressure canner...just got it yesterday!

[prepdeb]

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DRJJ

I used recipes from endoftimes
Butter: http://www.endtimesreport.com/canning_butter.html
Cheese: http://www.endtimesreport.com/canning_soft_cheese.html

[Jonesie]

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Has anyone made homemade cottage cheese?
I was going to buy some rennet and try making a batch, but after reading these 2 sites I changed my mind.
It looks like too much bother, and they say it does not turn out as good as commercially made.

I remember my mother & grandmother making it once. They called it Farmer's Cheese. They never made it again. They did not like it, so they made a cheesecake out of it.

But then I thought it over. During a pandemic, comercially made is out of the question. And I do have some cans of Pet Milk, evaporated. And a couple boxes of dry milk. Maybe more of a variety in the menu would be a good idea.
And using it in cheesecake sounds O.K....providing there is power to make it with.

It looks like rennet does not have a very long shelf life.

Has anyone tried making it out of canned or dry milk, and if so, is it any good?

Here are the 2 sites I looked into:

http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/agchem/g09550.htm

http://www.countrysidemag.com/issues/3_1999.htm

[prepdeb]

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I haven't actually tried any of these, but I've collected some recipes to use with powdered milk to provide yogurt, yogurt cheese, cottage cheese and so forth.

This link is to a wealth of information for using powdered milk

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/powderedmilk.htm

This one is to a simple sounding recipe for Lemon Cheese

http://www.cheesemaking.com/text_detail-cPath-37_57&products_id=120.php

link to simple sounding recipe for Ricotta cheese

http://homecooking.about.com/od/beefrecipes/r/bldairy48.htm

Don't remember where I got this one:
Homemade Low Fat Cottage Cheese Recipe

Mix 1/2 teaspoon Citric Acid with 2 tablespoons water, warm if necessary. Bring 1 quart of Non Fat or low fat milk to a simmer wile stirring and mixing in the dissolved Citric Acid. When milk fully curdles turn off heat and cover for 3 minutes. Place into cheese cloth and drain out whey, washing outside of cloth as needed. Press curds under heavy weight for 4 hours draining off whey. Cottage cheese is ready for use. This form of cottage cheese is commonly known as paneer in India.

[Jonesie]

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Thanks.
Those sites look much better than the ones I found. And the cheese looks easier to make also. All I want is some cottage cheese to mix with my canned fruit if/when the pademic hits.

When I have time, I'll try making some.

[senegal1]

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This is a great company with excellent information and supplies for making cheese at home. I have ordered from them in the past and followed directions and made very good cheese. http://www.cheesemaking.com/