[Cheese] Brian's Stilton & Gorgonzola

[Erica Schechter]

Brian -- did you poke holes in the cheese with a knitting needle or
ice pick? Blue mold likes oxygen...

And yes, salt will retard blue mold growth.

--Erica

On 1/29/06, Brian <mavityre at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> One other thing.
>
> The Gorgonzola recipe called for rubbing the outside with salt for 3-4 days
> whereas the Stilton did not.  I'm sure this must have something to do with
> it.
>
> B
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