Just wondering...
2006-12-28 13:22:55 · 5 answers · asked by eroticjuicyseagulls 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Swiss cheese is made by heating cow's milk at high
temperatures and then lifting the curd from the whey
in one mass in a fine-mesh net. This mass is then
shaped into blocks, salted with strong brine, wrapped to
prevent drying, and stored for six to eight weeks to
ferment at 80º Fahrenheit. During the weeks of curing, the
cultures begin to grow causing the body of the cheese to
break down, the holes to form and that great Swiss cheese
flavor to develop. The famous "holes" in Swiss cheese develop
because of the gas that occurs naturally from the breakdown of
milk sugar in the cheese. The cheese maker takes periodic samples to determine that the holes of the cheese are properly developed.
2006-12-28 13:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
They're not "for" anything. They are the result of air bubbles in the cheese from the cheese-making process.
2006-12-28 13:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by tamesbadger 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Replica of the moon.
2006-12-28 13:25:27 · answer #3 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For the mice to hide in, just like in the cartoons......
2006-12-28 13:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by nyninchdick 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
for the mice to play peek- a- boo
2006-12-28 13:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋