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Rennet

Posted August 2019 
by Stephen Schmidt 

An enzyme extracted from calf’s stomach that causes milk to curdle, the usual first step in the preparation of cheese. In old recipes, the word typically referred to wine in which a piece of calf’s stomach had been soaked. Today, many commercial cheeses are made with vegetable rennet.

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