@Trev Just returned from a visit with the in-laws. Oh god, so many Gelatis! I actually live in New Mexico. (Ask me about green chile and forest fires!)

@deaduncledave Well then, howdy neighbor! East Valley near Phoenix here.

I moved here from DC a couple years ago and I miss taking weekend trips up the NE Corridor

@Trev Howdy Neighbor! I visited the valley a few years back for a swedish couch, found a great Ethiopian joint called Cafe Lalibella. How're you enjoying the heat?

@deaduncledave Rather this than DC winter, honestly! I'm well acclimated at this point and it doesn't make my artificial parts ache

@Trev Bueno! And thanks for the Welcome!

@hfrazey Thanks! Already I'm liking the neighbors!

@h3xtacy Thanks for having me!

@funbreaker I'd LOVE to make goat cheese. Goat milk is hard to come by where I live, but oh bog is it yummy. Have you had any vegan cheeses? I've not myself, but am told they're nice.

@deaduncledave
They're not quite the same, but they're still pretty decent. The brand I really want to try is Miyoko's Creamery. the cheeses are cultured!

@funbreaker Vegan Moz. Brilliant. I'd love to try that some time.

Idle curiousity and nosy question, are you allergic to cows milk?

@deaduncledave
I'm only lactose intolerant, but it's still really annoying and distruptive, considering the usual symptoms. It's not triggered as badly with non-bovine dairy.

@funbreaker Oof, that's a shame. I'm not too good with dairy myself, but the yogurt I make helps.

Also, my partner has come to accept that I eat things that're bad for me, and she still loves me despite my self-destructive behavior.

@deaduncledave ultrafiltered milk is also a big help, because, it's like Lactaid, big with a lot of the sugar that results from the lactase processing has benn removed so I don't get a mouthful of liquid that tastes like sweetened plastic. I don't know of any cheesemakers that use it though.

@funbreaker Ah, right, I've also heard of twice-fermented cheeses that are frankly a challenge to eat, but apparently friendly to folks with lactose intolerance.

@deaduncledave and that vegan moz will be fun to try making, Daiya's is not up to snuff

@maenad Oh bog, I love cheese so much. SO MUCH. I just bought an honest-to-goodness cheese press and discovered I'm out of culture and can't use it yet. ;_;

@deaduncledave awwww

@deaduncledave I have only ever made ricotta and while it was delicious it wasn't exactly smooth

@maenad I hear ya. Ricotta is challenging. Feta and Goudas are definitely more my speed at present.

@ArtistMarciaX Cheers! I think I wrote one of those once under another instance, but I suppose there isn't a law against writing another.

@deaduncledave nope! do it!

When you can :)

@ArtistMarciaX

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@c25l You may know the term Italian Ice, which is the not-philly term for the same thing. I ate a lot of them last week on vacation. 🤤

I'm an amateur baker, currently working on my sourdough and flatbreads now that it's the hot season.

And yeah, I got right sick of the entire lot. Makes me miss LiveJournal in a way.

@nev @wohali Oh excellent, thanks for the tip.

@weemadhamish Cheers!

Also, is your handle a Feegle name?

@deaduncledave Possibly, but my standard fee for revealing that is a wee dram of Special Sheep Liniment.

@AWheat Cheers! I'm very much a neophyte, and doing it mostly at the suggestion of my wife, but so far it's fun. The equipment seems to play a big role, including having a strong cheese press. I just got one from New England Cheese company, and am rarin' to use it.

@deaduncledave

We've been doing reenactment for a while, and we're learning from a guy who specializes in the 1700s method. I want to get a real modern press at some point, because it has to be easier.

@AWheat I was doing the re-enactment method with wicker and some plate-weights I had laying around. PITA so it was. I recommend a dutch press, which is what my friend who knows a helluva lot more about the topic than I uses.

@dave I does, home-made as well. It may be a cliche, but I call it Audrey.

@deaduncledave ok that's a lie I'm pretty decent at baking but cooking is my real passion

@Efi I see and accept their love with hugs and awkward high-fives. Oh, I've also got a desk sign that says "Safe space, Ally, Likes to Help."