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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