We went to the Wensleydale Cheese factory last week and in their museum I noticed that slugs used to be boiled and the liquid strained off and bottled to be used as rennet to make cheese, at a time of year when they hadn't any calves stomachs - the slug solution has apparently the same enzymes. It said that the cheese tasted just as good.
Anyone into cheese making want to try it?
Rennet from slugs!
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Elaine wrote:The very thought.....
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Right on Elaine. Give me rennet made from the "inner mucosa of the fourth stomach chamber (the abomasum) of young calves" any day
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Dear All,
the old adage "if you knew what was in it, you wouldn't eat it " comes to mind here!
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the old adage "if you knew what was in it, you wouldn't eat it " comes to mind here!
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All this talk, is really making me drool. 
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I thought you would like the idea. The cheese factory did actually say slugs and snails, but on further investigation some historical info refers to a particular black snail.
I don't think I'd fancy using either but I suppose they would use whatever worked. Like you've said, you would get lots of satisfaction from boiling the slugs and snails, and if you didn't know what they had used to make the cheese and it tasted good why worry.
I don't think I'd fancy using either but I suppose they would use whatever worked. Like you've said, you would get lots of satisfaction from boiling the slugs and snails, and if you didn't know what they had used to make the cheese and it tasted good why worry.
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Primrose wrote: But who knows what we'll all be doing and eating when the traditional sort of global food supplies run out !
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I'll get me coat.
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Anyone remember Lymeswold?
I understand it was originally going to called Slimeswold
