What is sour milk?

Question

I have an old cook book from the 1950s and some of the cake recipes call for "sour milk".

Answer 1

it's buttermilk. But if you don't have it you can make it with regular milk that you have on hand. Just mix 1 T. of vinegar (make sure to use WHITE vinegar) to every 1 c. of regular milk (in other words, put the 1 T. of vinegar in the measuring cup first & then the milk). Then let it set for awhile (5 min.) voila!

You can also use 1 3/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar to 1 cup of regular milk to make buttermilk, as well.

Answer 2

you take the needed amount of regular milk and add 1 teaspoon of vinegar to get the sour taste the recipe calls for. It is butter milk they are talking about in the old cook books

Answer 3

you use sour milk in some cooking recipies. If your recipe calls for 1 cup then take 1 Tablespoon of white vinegar plus milk to make one cup.

Answer 4

Milk that's gone sour. Squeeze a few drops of lemonInto the milk, of cos and watch it turn sour.

Answer 5

Milk that has spoiled. Buckwheat cakes call for sour milk too. They're very good.

Answer 6

Cottage Cheese

Answer 7

sour milk can mean two things either cottage cheese or buttermilk, both will work just fine cottage cheese is a bit to twangy for me so I always use buttermilk

Answer 8

you can make milk 'sour' for recipies by adding tbsp of lemon or vinegar
or buy buttermilk

Answer 9

It's milk that has either been left out of refrigeration too long or has gone past it's expiration date.

Answer 10

It's milk that's spoiled,past the expiry date on the carton.