Re: Intro and Whey going bad?

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In a message dated 12/16/03 10:32:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,

mom2hns@... writes:

> !

> I have made whey (indirectly). I used a tea towel to strain (my

> inexpensive idea of butter muslin!)and there is a very tiny layer of

> white stuff on top, it's about a month old now. Sally Fallon in her

> book says whey keeps for a very long time (up to 6 months?). My main

> question is, when/how do I know if my whey has gone bad? Is food

> grade plastic ok to keep it in?

Hi Sara,

Welcome. That's just milk solids that didn't get strained out settling to

the top. You can remove them if you don't like the looks of it; otherwise, it

doesn't matter. I've never had whey gone bad, but it does seem to lose some of

its strength over time.

Chris