Day 55 - Have You Ever Wondered Why We Have Cheese?

When we embarked on this little culinary adventure, we automatically allowed cheese as "something we could make ourselves," but I finally had to double check just to make sure. I checked with a cheese making book, and it said to order cheese cultures from a cheese supply company, which doesn't exactly count. A little more research revealed that it was believed that cheese was discovered accidentally by carrying milk in a pouch of sheep or goat stomach--which was a common carrying method at one time--and might be again if Gucci decided to start selling them. The stomach pouch passed enzymes into the milk, and when whomever got to wherever he was going, instead of finding a pouch of milk, he probably discovered something looking pretty nasty--early cottage cheese I would guess--and I give him full marks for bravery for eating it anyway. We're not purists enough to invest in any ovine internal organs, but it was good to know. Cheese is back on the "allowable" list, though we haven't decided on cream cheese just yet. If that turns out to be legal, MAYBE I'll get a wild hair and make homemade bagels.....maybe