[pct-l] RE: dehydrating cheese

[jmertes at verizon.net (John Mertes)]

Hi,
another alternative which I've used on a short trip is to get *dry* 
cheese. I've found it at Rumanio cheese local factory store here in 
Crescent City, CA. As the name implies it is much drier than regular 
cheese so it keeps better. I'm not sure how they dry it but recall 
reading an article that this is an old time method of keeping cheese for 
long periods.  Cheese probably dried with some form of ageing.

John

Leila Snow wrote:

>I haven't had good luck dehydrating cheese - it's too fatty.  I mix in a
>Vermont Cheddar Cheese powder I purchase from King Arthur's Flour baking
>company after dehydrating foods.  That works well to increase calories
>and flavor.  I also carry fresh cheese.  I wrap fresh cheese in a paper
>towel soaked in white vinegar - it reduces mold formation and keeps it
>fresher.
>