RedHeadedGirl’s Historical Kitchen: Butter and Cheese
One of the things about food history that fascinates me is the origin of some of the things that we now take for granted. We accept that cheese comes in a near-infinite variety, but we don’t often think about WHY we figured out how to make cheese to begin with. It’s because milk spoils, and it spoils really fast when you don’t have refrigeration. Cheese and butter is a way to preserve milk and reduce … Continue reading RedHeadedGirl’s Historical Kitchen: Butter and Cheese