Mennonite Queso Chihuahua Advice
I learned the expensive way to not squander ten dollars (180 today pesos) on an unsampled brand of block Chihuahua cheese. More than a few brands I have tried has a distinctly bitter snap to them. Men...
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Comment about using super sterilized (box) milk
I am not a milk drinker but I use a lot of it in cooking -- Cold and hot cereal -- Cole slaw, mashed potatoes. Etc.
Not only does it last to the expiration date (Fecha de Caducidad) but treated correctly after opening, it seems to sour much less then regular refrigerated milk. I have kept opened box milk ten days at 36F and the taste was indistinguishable from newly opened. For some reason I have selected Lala as my brand of choice. I do not know what the USA limits are on bringing super sterilized milk across the border but I have read where Canada is very strict about allowed milk.
CHICKEN EGGS
Supposedly chicken eggs that come from unvaccinated hens must be kept refrigerated. Does this mean USA eggs come from unvaccinated hens and eggs in Mexico are not refrigerated because the hens received antibiotics or some from of disease inoculation? I raise my own hens and keep them under supervision. But eggs go "right into" the refrigerator. "red" eggs from red hens and white eggs from white hens" Dalia uses a marker and X's or O's nest eggs because hens do not like to have a nest cleaned out. Eggs stay one day before they are gathered. Some of Jesus' oyster shells get ground to grit and the hens love it. Huevos de Rancho are worth seeking out as is the whole prepared hen. It is twice as expensive as Bachocho (the Foster Farms of Mexico) but the taste difference is startling. When I capture scorpions the hens go crazy for them in the morning. They fight over them. And insects seem to be the prime reason for the egg and meat taste improvement. Go figure...
Anyway FOGHORN LEGHORN the rooster makes darned sure everywhere rises (shining is optional) a half hour before sunrise.
BEEF is something else I'll try and cover later. And for folks who live near sheep country (Patzcuaro), mutton and carnero (lamb) could be a subject. I love regional products because they taste far better than commercial market stuff.
I am not a milk drinker but I use a lot of it in cooking -- Cold and hot cereal -- Cole slaw, mashed potatoes. Etc.
Not only does it last to the expiration date (Fecha de Caducidad) but treated correctly after opening, it seems to sour much less then regular refrigerated milk. I have kept opened box milk ten days at 36F and the taste was indistinguishable from newly opened. For some reason I have selected Lala as my brand of choice. I do not know what the USA limits are on bringing super sterilized milk across the border but I have read where Canada is very strict about allowed milk.
CHICKEN EGGS
Supposedly chicken eggs that come from unvaccinated hens must be kept refrigerated. Does this mean USA eggs come from unvaccinated hens and eggs in Mexico are not refrigerated because the hens received antibiotics or some from of disease inoculation? I raise my own hens and keep them under supervision. But eggs go "right into" the refrigerator. "red" eggs from red hens and white eggs from white hens" Dalia uses a marker and X's or O's nest eggs because hens do not like to have a nest cleaned out. Eggs stay one day before they are gathered. Some of Jesus' oyster shells get ground to grit and the hens love it. Huevos de Rancho are worth seeking out as is the whole prepared hen. It is twice as expensive as Bachocho (the Foster Farms of Mexico) but the taste difference is startling. When I capture scorpions the hens go crazy for them in the morning. They fight over them. And insects seem to be the prime reason for the egg and meat taste improvement. Go figure...
Anyway FOGHORN LEGHORN the rooster makes darned sure everywhere rises (shining is optional) a half hour before sunrise.
BEEF is something else I'll try and cover later. And for folks who live near sheep country (Patzcuaro), mutton and carnero (lamb) could be a subject. I love regional products because they taste far better than commercial market stuff.
