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Conference turris::cooks

Title:How to Make them Goodies
Notice:Please Don't Start New Notes for Old Topics! Check 5.*
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Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4127
Total number of notes:31160

2661.0. "Marscapone" by CSS::RUSSO () Tue Oct 09 1990 15:21

    Does anyone know what mascharpone is?  It is an ingredient in a 
    ravioi filling that also includes gorgonzola.  I assume it is some
    ricotta type of cheese.
    
    					Thanks,
    					Mary
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2661.1Found at Idlewyld FarmsAKO569::JOYGet a life!Tue Oct 09 1990 16:307
    Mary,
      Marscarpone is a type of cheese, similar to ricotta and creme
    fraiche. If you're in the greater Maynard area, you can get it at
    Idlewyld Farms in W. Acton. 
    
    Debbie
    
2661.2Mascarpone is very rich cream cheeseCSSE32::RHINEA dirty mind is a terrible thing to wasteTue Oct 09 1990 16:336
    Mascarpone is a cheese.  If you think about ricotta as being made from
    milk, and mascarpone from cream, you get a sense of what mascarpone is
    like.  It is relatively expensive and hard to find.  In the NH area,
    you an get it at the gourmet food shop in Pheasant Lane and order it
    from Boston Deli on Amherst St.  The cheese and pasta shop (Angelas???)
    on Union St. in Manchester also carries it.
2661.6CSSE32::RHINEA dirty mind is a terrible thing to wasteWed Oct 10 1990 01:083
    Look elsewhere in this conference for Tiramisu recipes.  It is a great
    dessert made from mascarpone.
    
2661.7Italian cheese!!VLOMFG::SATOSThu Oct 11 1990 09:5621
    Hello,
    
    Mascarpone is an Italian Cheese. It looks like gorgonzala with cream.
    When you buy a piece of this cheese you can see the different
    ingrediant. See below :
    
    			--------------
    	    CHEESE==>
    			--------------
    	    CREAME==>	--------------
            CHEESE==> 		
    			--------------	
    	    CREAME==>   --------------
    	    CHEESE==>	
    			--------------
    
    Some people here in France call it also "Gorgonzola a la creme"
    translation "gorgonzola with cream"
    It's a strong cheese, I like it!!
    
    Pascal	
2661.8making your ownPENUTS::DDESMAISONSThu Oct 11 1990 12:0843
	Sorry - I was out sick yesterday.  Here's the recipe for
	mascarpone from Bugialli's Classic Techniques of Italian Cooking,
	with excerpts and slightly modified text in the recipe.

	"Mascarpone is a type of solidified cream which some consider a 
	cheese, made originally from the especially rich cream of Lombardy.
	It has the natural sweetness of the cream itself.  It originated
	in the area of Lodi, not far from Milan..." 

	"... Though it is sometimes eaten as a cheese, it is more often
	used in combination with pastries, liqueurs, etc. to make rich, 
	cold desserts..."

				Mascarpone		Yield: 1/2 lb.
							       (8 ounces)

	1 qt. heavy cream
	1/4 tsp. tartaric acid (usually available in pharmacies)
	slice of lemon

	Pour cream into a Pyrex saucepan or casserole dish and place
	into a pan of water containing the slice of lemon.  Water line
	should be up to the level of the cream.  Place over medium
	heat and heat to 180 degrees, checking carefully with a
	cooking thermometer.
	Remove from heat.
	Add the tartaric acid and stir with a wooden spoon for 30 seconds.
	Line a basket with heavy cheesecloth and pour in the cream
	mixture.  Let the mascarpone stand for 12 hours in a cool
	place or on the lowest shelf of the refrigerator.
	Cut 4 9-inch squares of heavy cheesecloth.  Open one on the
	table.
	With a large spoon, transfer 1/4 of the mascarpone to the
	center of the square of cheesecloth.
	Fold one side on top of the mascarpone, then fold over the
	other side.  Fold over both ends, but do not tie.  Put
	the package folded side down on a serving dish.
	Repeat with remaining 3 portions.
	Refrigerate for 12 hours before using.
    
        Hope this helps,
    	Diane
2661.10RE: .-1 MASS-CAR-PONE-AYCSSE32::RHINEA dirty mind is a terrible thing to wasteThu Oct 11 1990 16:061
    
2661.11Thank you...CSSE::MANDERSONThu Oct 11 1990 17:476
    Re:  .10
    
    Thanks!  Now I'll sound like I know what I am talking about.  ;*)
    
    M