466. To make Thin Cheese.

Take 8 quarts of new milk from y^e cow strain’d put to it 4 or 5 quarts

of cream strained and put to 8 quarts or little more of water very hot

then put in the runnet & stir it together then cover it very close till

it comes and so soon as it’s come put y^e cloth upon the cheese-vate

& lade the curds as whole as you can into it & let it whey draw it

self and when it hath done runing lay on ye cloth and the follower & a

weight so let it stand a pretty while then shift it into a dry cloth

and when it hath done weting the cloth it must be put into a piece of

bays or cloth & lay it on y^e floor and in 9 or 10 days it will be for

your eating.

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