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JUNE 27-JULY 1; JULY 4-8,2018 LOG SHEET #2 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/ VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER NAME: DAVE RABINOWITZ RECORDER 1 NAME: FOODWAYS FILE NAME: 0398, 399.wav RECORDER 2 NAME: FOODWAYS FILE NAME: 2-0026, 027.wav PRESENTER: SUSANNA SAFARYAN DATE/ TIME: 7/1 1PM PROGRAM: ARMENIA STAGE: HATSATOUN (FOODWAYS) GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: PRESERVING; ARTISAN DAIRY PRODUCTION (STRING CHEESE) [[2 columned table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT / OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | GAYANE KHACHATRYAN | | | ARIANNA SIKORSKI | | ARIANNA DOES INTRO TO FOLKLIFE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAKE CHEESE BECAUSE MILK HERE IS PASTEURIZED SKIMMING MILK. HEAT MILK ON STOVE - USING INSTANT & RAW MILK ADDED WATER TO HELP SEPARATE CREAM. USING SKIMMER TO SEPARATE MILK & CREAM. NEED MILK AT 37C TEMPERATURE DON'T LET MILK BOIL WILL USE VEGETABLE RENNET- CALLED PEPSI IN ARMENIA- ADDS RENNET TO HEATED MILK USING FINGER TO JUDGE TEMPERATURE. MILK BECOMES SOUR- SHOULD TASTE LIKE APRICOT MILK IS LEFT OVERNIGHT. "SPOILS" TO GET SOUR WHEN RENNET IS ADDED CHEESE STARTS SEPARATING OUT- MIX WITH HANDS MILK IS TEMPERATURE OF BLOOD. SLOWLY IT BECOMES STICKY SUSANNA- "I ONLY ATE THE CHEESE- I NEVER MADE IT" (ARIANNA PASSES SAMPLE FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL) SHE GATHERS CHEESE TOGETHER I WILL PRESS INTO FORM + COVER WITH SALT TO PRESERVE- CAN EAT NOW WITHOUT PRESERVING STRING CHEESE- ROLL IT UNTIL IT IS LIKE STRING (SHOWS EXAMPLE) CAN BRAID THE CHEESE & DECORATE IT AUDIENCE QUESTION: WHAT IS DONE WITH WHEY? COULD HARVEST MORE CHEESE ANS: BOIL REMAIN WATER COOK UNDER PRESSURE - FARMER CHEESE FORMS