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spoon. Place the pan of broken curd in a vessel of 

 hot water so as to raise the temperature to 100° F. 

 Cook at that temperature for about 30 minutes, during 



Lifting the cloth back and forth to facilitate draining 



which time stir gently with a spoon for 1 minute at 5- 

 minute intervals. 



''At the conclusion of the heating, pour the curd 

 and whey into a small cheese-cloth bag (a clean salt 

 bag will do nicely) and hang the bag in a fruit-strainer 

 rack to drain, or the curd may be poured into a colander 

 or a strainer over which a piece of cheese-cloth has been 

 laid. After 5 or 10 minutes work the curd toward the 

 center with a spoon. Raising and lowering the ends 



