[Cheese] Bulk Dry Milk

[Jack Schmidling]

Erica Schechter wrote:
> Is the black mold fuzzy? If so, you probably have "poil de chat".

There are two visual characteristics for fungi.  One is the fruiting 
body which we know as mushrooms. The other is the mycelium which is the 
actual permanent part of the fungus.  With most mushrooms, it is a white 
fibrous material that snakes around under the ground or inside wood or 
other substrate.

In the case of P. roqueforti, the mycelium is the blue stuff that snakes 
around inside the cheese and the fruiting bodies are the black stuff. 
If you look at it with a hand lens you will see little black 
dots(mushrooms).

Sooner or later, under the right conditions, "blue" cheese will produce 
black fruiting bodies.  This will not affect the cheese as they are 
usually on the surface only.  However, they have an unpleasant taste so 
it should be removed.  Just wiping is usually adequate.


js

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