2006-09-07 00:01:58 · 10 answers · asked by norbert clitfinger 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
cause it is!!
2006-09-07 00:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by 2cool4u 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cheesecloth - a coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze - was named that because it was originally used for wrapping up cheese.
Cheesecloth clothes with their semi opaque quality were ideal for the hippy peasant tops and flouncy maxi skirts in the 70s.
It's a really nice cool material to wear in summer and doesn't need much ironing!
2006-09-07 00:15:35 · answer #2 · answered by solstice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used for wrapping cheese.
This lightweight natural cotton cloth won't fall apart when wet and will not flavour the food it touches. Cheesecloth has a multitude of culinary uses including straining liquids, forming a packet for herbs and spices (as with bouquet garni) that can be dropped into a soup or stock pot and lining molds (such as for coeur à la crème). It comes in both fine and coarse weaves and is available in gourmet shops, supermarkets and the kitchen section of many department stores. In Britain it's sometimes called butter muslin.
2006-09-07 00:21:50 · answer #3 · answered by Lunar_Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the old days, people poured the dairy solids into cheesecloth, squeezed out the residual liquids, and molded cheese with it.
now cheese must be manufactured to the point that we don't need cheesecloth for the intended purpose it was designed for.
still, there are other uses for it...and WTHeck, are you trying to give me the giggles? funny question, really..
2006-09-07 00:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by Weber 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as the guy who invented it decided to call it cheesecloth, just like the guy who in vented the telephone and everything else you use everyday.
maybe one day you will invent something and some sad person will put a question on yahoo asking you you decided on such a silly name.
2006-09-07 00:21:21 · answer #5 · answered by Rizzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u 1st tell me y silk is cald silk
then ill tellu y cheesecloth is called cheesecloth
2006-09-07 00:47:29 · answer #6 · answered by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because in the olden days it was used in the production of cheese!
2006-09-07 00:07:24 · answer #7 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cos it's what they used to make cheese in
2006-09-07 00:06:27 · answer #8 · answered by Patchouli Pammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was used to strain the whey (waste liquid from cheese making) from the curds
2006-09-07 05:25:19 · answer #9 · answered by C_Millionaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol sorry Hun your question just sounds funny
2006-09-07 00:08:28 · answer #10 · answered by sweetlily 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋