2006-09-05 08:05:20 · 3 answers · asked by Kurt 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Cottage cheese is a soft, lumpy affair, made from drained and pressed milk curds. It has also been known, at various times in various places, as "pot cheese," "smearcase" (from the German "Schmierkase," or "spreading cheese"), "bonnyclabber" (from the Irish "bainne," milk, and "claba," thick), "farmer cheese," "sour-milk cheese," and "curd cheese." There are, I am told, minor variations in manufacturing and ingredients among these cheeses, and people have been eating this stuff for quite a while. "Bonnyclabber," for instance, dates back to at least 1631, while the name "cottage cheese" only showed up in 1850 or so.
So, why "cottage" cheese? No one knows for sure, but some of those other names provide a possible clue. Would you offer "smearcase" to your guests? "Sour-milk cheese"? Not likely. "Cottage," however, sounds rustic and hearty, yet refined. As long as you skip the catsup, of course.
U.S. President Richard Nixon's favorite breakfast food was cottage cheese covered with ketchup and/or black pepper.
Yikes!
2006-09-05 08:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
origainly cottage cheese was created by a guy in a cottage. So he calle dit his own cottage cheese.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage_cheese
2006-09-05 15:11:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No idea - sorry
2006-09-05 15:19:58 · answer #3 · answered by J J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋