Tuesday, 15 May 2018

The curd – hints and tips and photos too


First a suggestion. When you reach the stage where the cooked curd is cooling, before decanting, transfer it to a jug. It's much easier to control when pouring.

The recipe states “Makes 1 jar (18 servings)”. Grr – how big is the flippin jar! A serving is surely relative – a child with small appetite, an adult with a larger one. Moan over. Here's my hint. Instead of making one jar make smaller ones. I used jars measuring 5cms in diameter, 7.5cms deep. You'll get approximately 400g of curd from one batch and so I was able to fill three jars with 130g of curd. To me this made much more sense since the curd only keeps for a week. Using smaller jars means you can give a couple away to your testing team – or may be one jar and keep two!

The photos :





Two jars duly despatched – verdict to follow.

I'm not sure whether you're sniffy about which supermarket you frequent but I have to say it's worth a quick whiz around Asda for a few bits and pieces, to pick up a copy of Asda Good Living.

I loved the curd and thought it was a great idea to do something different with the rhubarb harvest.

P.s. As you know 3x130 = 390g – the remaining 10g of curd is for you – the cook and chief taster!



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