AMISH CUP CHEESE, Schmeirkase and all about clabbered milk!!

[@02271953me]

If anyone is tabulating the votes in favor of a Ruthanne cookbook - I def vote yes!! Thanks for all you do Zimmerman family ❤

[@dawnjantzen373]

Oh absolutely!

[@gloriahunt1409]

Yes please!

[@CopperIslandHomestead]

I'm struck again by how many skills for feeding ourselves many of us have lost 😔 Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@944gemma]

So true.

[@944gemma]

I remember Julia Child saying once,”people today don’t know what real food tastes like”.

[@katie7748]

​@@944gemma Yes! And it's nothing new, sadly.

[@patparsons218]

Could you please make a cookbook? I will never remember all of your wonderful recipes. Then is something happens to destroy our power grid we will need these to feed our families well. The internet will be gone but your written recipes will help keep us safe. Thank you Pat

[@littleme3597]

I write down, any recipes I like, on just some paper. Not that neat, but I have them, when I want them. lol

[@Valleybeautiful]

I did it!!!!!! I really did it! lol Thank you sooooo much. I added taco seasoning because that's what I had and I'd say it came out like nacho cheese. I've been looking for a way to replace Velveeta for several recipes I have because it's so horrible.... yet nothing melts like it.... except Schmeirkase!!! Now I know I'm feeding my family something so absolutely healthy and they all loved it!

[@n.a.garciafamily]

Your comment has made me smile 😁 Good job! I can't wait to say that myself! ❤🎉

[@beth.hogancvt]

That's so great!

[@ruthstill169]

I appreciate you teaching (for most of us, forgotten ways). You are a blessing🤗

[@sandymick8639]

This brings back so many memories.I had 2 milk cows when i was in my twenty's.I made cottage cheese regularly. How how i miss the children being little and all the baking i use to do.😢Thank you for your video's, ii cant wait to watch them,you have the most beautiful smile that ive ever seen. Im 73 now,children are all gone,i still try raise garden.Thanks for walk down memory lane. 😊

[@jillmom3]

Wow! This science lesson was amazing! Better than school was and very practical! Looks yummy

[@katie7748]

Yes! Science, not $cience. Love it!

[@longarmsupplies]

From the days when even nursery rhymes were about out "curds and whey" to the days when we're taught having raw milk will kill us. I'm glad you're doing videos to keep the knowledge out there. In my early years of marriage, my MIL taught me to make cottage cheese. I used to sell it at farmer's markets and cream as well. Wow, it was crazy. I married into a Ukrainian family. Wowsers, when the news went out to the older ladies that I was making cottage cheese and selling cream, the farmer's market in town was so busy with the line ups to get my stuff. The organizers asked me to move to the back of the hall so the line ups would shop the other vendors :) Then the health rules got horrible and I had to quit. Now I'm a grandma...and goodness, I miss those days. Mozza is on the way this winter for sure...cheese strings will be gobbled up by my mid thirties son.

[@Ruthannzimm]

I love that you shared this memory with me!!!!

[@jonnsmith556]

​@@Ruthannzimm hi can you use the whey as the water/milk when reheating the schmeirkase?

[@leaunacarr7108]

First I want to start off by saying thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I find it so incomprehensible that in less than 100 years we have lost so much valuable information and skills from our previous generations for self reliance and community. I am so thankful for stumbling across your channel. God is good and so are you 🌞 Now I wish I had a cow 🙂

[@natalia199301]

Thank You I had too watch this for the 5th time, I wish I could visit you lol. Thank You for giving me something.

[@robinc5103]

Wow what a cook and overall homemaker she is truly amazing!!! Also I want to mention her warm,caring positive energy,I love the way she teaches the children to be hard workers not being useless and lazy like so many of the youth today. It’s good to see the boys helping mom in the kitchen cutting veggies and learning how to work a knife,that’s awesome. Great job

[@ErinsTastyHeritage]

You are my HERO!!! I have been searching for replacements for velveeta. I use clabbered milk for cottage cheese but I have never heard of Schmeirkase. Thank you a million times. I so wish we were neighbors I would totally run over a loaf of sourdough and jar of jam!

[@Ruthannzimm]

😍😍😍 I’d love to have a lovely neighbor like that!!!

[@cindimiller6929]

It becomes more like velvets if you melt the curds with cream. But they are equally delicious!

[@denisepineda1788]

My Dad used to always talk about his Mom clamoring milk and I couldn’t figure out what the process was. He used to love to eat the fresh cottage cheese. Now I know exactly what he was talking about. Thanks a bunch for sharing. I wish I had some raw milk to try this out. You know so much. I am in awe.

[@kellyy8114]

Thank you for posting this! I grew up in Lancaster pa and was a Yoder. I did not personally grow up Amish, my parents were beachy Amish and Mennonite growing up, but left when they were teens/early twenties and I still have Mennonite family members. Anyway, my parents have both passed, mom in 2017 and dad just last Dec. My mom never made this, but always enjoyed eating it. Remembering this kind of cheese spread makes me feel like I'm getting a hug from her. Thanks for your channel and all you share from the wonderful heritage of the Amish. God bless!

[@paulawaldrep5286]

Oh my goodness!! I've been looking for these teachings for so long. I was born in Wisconsin, but was transplanted in southmost Texas. The love of milk cows came with me.

[@missykuss9975]

Amazing! I can’t tell you how much I admire and envy you your wealth of knowledge from your family history.

[@dianadreiss6090]

I love the idea of a cookbook mentioned below. You already have your receipts written out. Compile them into book form and sell it. You could make money for your family. I so enjoy watching you and your videos. Thanks

[@jadeholt5159]

I love your home dairy videos! Please continue sharing things like this 😅

[@nomir4065]

I use clabbered milk in my baking all the time, but I have never even seen a recipe like this before! I'm so excited to try this!!

[@bayerischerherold4497]

Thank you for your inspyering videos, dear Ruthann. I like your Amish Mennonite Recipes, they are so simple and clear for ourselves. God bless you and your wonderful family in this times. Greetings from Bavaria in Germany to you all. ❤

[@marthadueck6461]

We grew up with this. In low German it was called “thick milk” and we loved it in summer to eat with cucumbers or green onion. Mom would make butter and cottage cheese. We love cottage cheese Pierogies and even now we like them made with homemade cottage cheese.

[@struykfamilyfarm9587]

My dad used to clabber mill to feed to bucket fed calves to help keep them from getting scours. He would mix clabbered milk with fresh and let the calves drink as much as they liked and have free choice high quality hay always available as well. He said it was the best possible way to healthy drop calves.

[@JuBeeJuBeeJu]

My great-grandparents had a farm in northern Louisiana, and they kept clabber in the fridge. I have no idea what all my great-grandmother did with it because I didn't get to spend time with her very often, but the level moved up and down in the gallon jars constantly. I miss her. She could make something out of anything, and it was always delicious. ❤

[@PamelaWelsh-w8z]

I think this is also called Butter Cheese. I have bought it from one of the Amish grocery stores in Missouri and we love it. It makes mac and cheese so much better than velveeta. Now that I have seen how it is made I will have to go on a road trip for some raw milk, right down the road from the grocery store. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes and canning skills.

[@danielwrench7862]

I really enjoy your videos!

[@Ruthannzimm]

You’re welcome and THANK YOU!!

[@jenbear8652]

I watched this video months ago, but am watching it again today. When you were describing how people used to use clabbered milk in baked goods before refrigeration and it reacted better with baking soda & powder- I had an epiphany! That’s why the one brand of baking powder is called “Clabber Girl”!

[@Ruthannzimm]

Yes yes!!!

[@paularobinson2352]

I toured their factory where they taught me to make my own vanilla.

[@barnrazedbyjesse6893]

I love your descriptions of all the various steps and the whys. It shows that you have had to answer quite a few "But Why?" questions and are a seasoned professional. Thank you, for all you do!

[@dawnjantzen373]

Thank you so much for such a wonderfully demonstrated video. Our Jersey recently freshened so I am utilizing everything I possibly can.. Again I say Awesome job!

[@ladonnapasco7551]

I am so anxious to try this cheese. My mother always made this cooked cheese. It was the best cheese, never knew she put in the baking soda. I just found a lady that I can buy raw milk and cream. Thank you. Enjoy the old ways.

[@candymckinnon8554]

I Could listen to you all day. Your voice is so soothing and I am learning something from you every time I watch you

[@Ellenskitchenkeepers]

Thank you so much for making these videos!! I heard you speak at the Homesteaders at American womens conference. You are so encouraging and I appreciate learning more from you! Thank you

[@Ruthannzimm]

Thank you!!!

[@1951kvk]

My paternal grandmother made shmeirkase and everyone loved it. She was born Amish and when her family moved to Canada they became Mennonites.

[@cindyb8355]

I very much appreciate you sharing your wisdom in every video. You've helped take the fear out of canning for me. Thank you for that!

[@missmishpot]

Love this idea! Such an interesting recipe, different from anything I’ve seen so far - thank you so much for sharing! Our milk cow gives SO much milk that we are always looking for new, unique ways to utilize it without having to make hard/aged cheese.

[@Ruthannzimm]

Our pleasure!

[@JRileyStewart]

I experimented using whey from clabbered milk (not heated at any time) as a replacement levin for bread dough. I merely replaced the volume of water/milk called for in a sourdough recipe with whey. It was much more active than my sourdough starter, and actually produced bread of similar taste to sourdough, but more fluffy and soft. I'm sure I'm not the first to try this, but happy I did! BTW, no pasteurization process is 100% effective. Even after typical pasteurization, some 'beneficial' bacteria remain (that's why non-homogenized milk will separate over time, become acidic, and naturally clabber). Plus, as soon as you open the container of fresh milk (pasteurized or not), lactic acid bacteria in the air enters and begins the process. It's no different than creating fresh sourdough starter...the bacteria in starter comes from the flour, the air, your clothes, etc. It's everywhere :) Thanks so much for the history lesson on how to make traditional clabber.

[@paulawaldrep5286]

Great to know. I'm going to try this soon.😋

[@janetannhamdepalma736]

I will try to make bread with whey. I tried salt rising bread with a fermented potato yeast it was the best .

[@jenbear8652]

I was wondering about that! (Store bought pasteurized milk) Thanks for commenting. When my kids were young, I occasionally found a missing cup of milk that had turned to,cottage cheese. And while I was afraid to eat it, it did,smell just fine. It didn’t smell like bad milk. I’ve always wondered how that happened.

[@rachellestringer]

So interesting and a beautiful observation!! Thank you!!!!

[@marciaparmeley4430]

My parents were both raised in PA Dutch Country. My father would talk about Schmeirkase, but could only ever tell me it was "like cottage cheese". Thanks to you I have a much better idea. Appreciate the lesson!

[@emmyjoyful1]

I enjoyed seeing and hearing the children. It makes it more real.

[@justjules-pourlyequipped9303]

Hello from NZ. Love your CHANNEL it's so wholesome ❤💖❤

[@littleme3597]

100% German here and Mom used to give instructions like, ' HUNK of butter' or 'till it looks right'. lol. So, I make sheet cake with no measuring or instructions. Turns out great. Then some fruit on top with streusel.

[@dhawk766]

No way! 🤯 this is awesome. Thank you

[@janetannhamdepalma736]

Whenever I have sour milk I make a bit of cheese I add some herbs and a bit of garlic it’s a bit bitter but I like that. I’m 78 years old and I milked goats and made Greek fetta for years I really miss my cheese making years. I lived in. MO. and drove to Colombia to get my buttermilk to culture. And sent to New England cheese supply for French calves rennet My cheese never lasted more than a few days.

[@jill5492]

Absolutely love kids playing outside. Wish more kids could today. Precious Memories of my three sons. Also love your kid’s learning from parents. Women and families have lost so much. 🙏

[@xglsc6465]

You are truly blessed to have been raised in a family with these skills. The modern world has nothing that compares. Our children are "educated" but not skilled in LIFE skills. Please, stay just as you are and keep your children close. Thank you for sharing your wonderful skills with us.

[@angelaanson7015]

I just watched, for the 3rd or 4th time, this video. Clabbered milk was interesting and I couldn't believe how easy it is to do. I had 4 gallons of clabbered milk sitting on my stovetop and was able to successfully make Schmeirkase! Oh my goodness!! According to my grandkids faces, I will be making a lot more of it. Thank you so much. And God bless you

[@doanahumphreys8372]

Better than any store bought cottage cheese you'll ever buy.

[@barbaranielsen2888]

You are such a treasure and have so much knowledge? Thank you for the education you are providing to us!

[@BlueTigerRunning]

I love your videos, everything is so peaceful in your world, and you make everything look so easy. The bunny at the end was such a bonus ! 🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇

[@dumbbunnie123]

The cheese looks wonderful! ...I think I'm in love with your bunny!❤

[@nancycurtis488]

Boy….I hope your children are learning all this information about making yogurt, making cheese, and all of the great natural foods you are making. They are so lucky. My Texas grandparents had a farm…they had cows, chickens, all kinds of farm animals. I have not been lucky enough to have a cow or goats…I have had chickens for the last 45 or so years. My mother who was born in 1925, 5th of 6 children, said my grandmother would make clabber to have on Sunday evening for supper. I remember seeing the clabber. Unfortunately I lost all 4 of my grandparents within 12 months in 1960 and 1961…but I also remember helping my Texas grandmother churn butter and I have a couple of her butter molds. My Texas grandparents in 1907… my Illinois grandparents were older and they married in 1897. They had had a cow and chickens but they were in their 70’s before I was born and all of their chickens were gone as well as their cow. I cannot tell you how much I envy you….so much.

[@littleme3597]

Nothing to do with Luck. Hard work.

[@katie7748]

​@littleme3597 Lucky, blessed, privileged...it's all the same basic meaning. But everyone knows it takes work. Having family to teach you makes it a wee bit easier. That's all OP likely meant by it.

[@christinesmith4706]

I can’t wait to try this. I remember my dad talking about this when I was a kid.

[@MarLindaPerez-s1i]

You make it look so easy! And you always give all the tips to be successful. I'm gonna try. And I love the bunny! He's so adorable, thanks for showing him to us. And I have to say I love seeing all your animals.......makes me smile and gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.

[@livelaughlove2read620]

How interesting! I have never heard of this . I am thoroughly enjoying your channel, you are full of knowledge! And so pleasant to listen to!

[@katiecaldwell3494]

I am so excited for this recipe. My family is "new order" Mennonite, and we called this soda cheese! We are in the Dayton/Harrisonburg VA area. Several neighbors are old order and will sometimes gift some to my parents. It's always such a special treat! I'm excited to try making this on my own if I can find raw milk!

[@dianewilliamsbarbour4336]

I am loving all your videos

[@brendataylor7524]

Thank you, Ruth. You have some delicious recipes Your kids are well behaved ❤ Merry Christmas to you and your family. Brenda Taylor From Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

[@ourpeacefulhaven]

We made this today! We are now big fans!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@joryan237]

I wished I could sit and chat with your Grannie. She would be so entertaining 🥰

[@jeanburgin160]

I love learning your way of using/making cheeses with raw milk. Thank you for sharing. All the best. Beautiful bunny!!! All the best!

[@merewebster4510]

Dear Ruthann, with the raw milk sitting on top of fridge - the pot lid is on? But allows air in ? You are a treasure !

[@muist8965]

As a person from the Netherlands we call it smeerkaas. It’s yummie 😁

[@n.a.garciafamily]

This is beyond amazing. I am so impressed and excited!

[@milliealger3539]

My grandmother used to use the whey to make bread

[@trishfalconer604]

You are a remarkably talented and capable woman..take a bow.🇦🇺🦘🐨

[@runningshoes8595]

Thank you for everything you teach us!! I love, love love everything and especially how great you explain these things!

[@rir78]

Love the bunny, adorable.❤😊

[@rjp3593]

I just found your channel recently and want to say THANK YOU! I know I shouldn't have been surprised but I actually laughed out loud when the curds really DID melt when I made the schmeirkase!! I was like "wow!!"

[@Ruthannzimm]

Welcome aboard!

[@indigolisa]

You are a wealth of information!

[@annlind2349]

Thank you for sharing the old ways. Your children are so lucky to be raised with all the old values. TFS hugs Ann

[@CharlotteBrown-bh1cd]

I always feel better when I watch you. Thank you for contributing to the quality of life. You're a godsend.

[@debbie845]

Why weren’t we taught these things I feel so underprivileged. But we all know why everything has changed but really not for the better of humanity. We don’t know anything. Thank you, thank you !

[@carolyngregory9354]

Wow, it looks yummy, but very time consuming, but worth it I’m sure.

[@sarahswindle3130]

I love your channel. Thank you for being the blessing to so many people that God created you to be. 😊

[@jenniferr2057]

New favorite channel. Thank you for keeping the skills going!

[@nadinecsoman2365]

I cannot believe that I actually found someone who knows about schmeirkase. I love it with apple butter bread. Have not had it in 40 years I bet. My Mennonite grandmother bought it at our local farmers market, teeheehee. She was an excellent cook though. So glad I found you through Acre Homestead. Thank you!!!!!

[@Ruthannzimm]

🤗🤗🤗

[@reneewatercolors_by_renee327]

Love your videos Ruthann!

[@ppc3309]

I had to laugh, when you called your pigs....wutz wutz...i am from Germany ( Hessen) an it impresses me each time i hear some pa dutch words...because i can understand something so similar to our dialect here. We call curd Schmierkäse and your Schmeirkas is here Kochkäs ( cookedcheese). All the best wishes for you

[@Ruthannzimm]

Thats awesome!!! I have a few subscribers that will comment in German and I’m always proud that I can read and comprehend their words!!!

[@wyldemanironworx7099]

Thank you so much for posting this. I just did this and despite a few mistakes, it turned out wonderful. Now all my friends want to try it as well. I just send them your link. God bless.

[@lynatedalton1456]

Love your videos. I learn so much from you. Thank you for taking the time to teach us all you do.

[@lilbfly02]

Can’t wait to try this! Thank you for sharing your priceless knowledge!! ❤

[@paulawaldrep5286]

Here close to Mexico, we just use the same pot without washing it. No need to add clabber to energize.

[@kathybrown3964]

You are bringing back my younger days to me. My gramaw would make schmerecase and hang it out on her clothesline to dry. It was rather dry and she made her apfel butter to put on the schmerecase. I surely enjoy all your content. You amaze me with all your knowledge. You are also so patient with your little ones. God Bless you!

[@elaineredner6546]

Thank you so much for your wonderful videos. It strikes me not only how many of these skills are not only lost, but replaced with fare less quality products. As you noted pasteurizing our milk changes it’s composition into things we can’t use ! You also just answered my question…I had clabbered some milk and didn’t use it, so refrigerated it. It’s been in there for several months. No mold, but smells a bit bright. I can bake with this? Like cakes ? Did I understand that right ?

[@Ruthannzimm]

Yes. Use it in recipes that ask for butter milk or cultured milk of any kind!!!

[@Lamplady333]

Wow...I have just made this down here on my homestead in Tasmania, Australia...Thank you so much Ruth Ann for sharing your knowledge...this will quickly become one of our families favourites for sure 😊

[@thedelightfulcottage343]

I have cultured mine in the jars, I have plenty of jars. It is neat to see the separation of curds n whey.

[@Ruthannzimm]

Yes. In hind-site I wish I would’ve done that to show!!

[@jenniferr.2122]

I always learn so much from you. Thank you 😃 I also have learned why some food bothers my system. You are a wealth of good information.

[@LukesinAlaska]

You are such an inspiration! I am happy I came across your page!

[@lisaosterbauer1565]

I love seeing everything you do you have so many skills

[@joynjrny]

Have you thought about making a cookbook of all these how to’s, recipes and variations?

[@Ruthannzimm]

Maybe one day!

[@pamelamconley9143]

Thank you and you have a beautiful family!

[@theonewhereshelivessimply]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I can’t wait to try it.

[@LadyPeter]

Thank you, Jesus, for people like Ruthann and her family for sharing her knowledge with the world. It really is an answer to prayer for those of us who have never learned the things we need to learn to survive especially on a minimal budget. Please bless them with your provisions and unwavering faith in your goodness. Thank you for causing their garden to flourish in spite of over spray and weeds. Thank you for giving them wisdom so that they can grow in the light of the knowledge of you. Be glorified in and through them all especially during the end-times giving them peace and safety.

[@paularodery8074]

Growing up my first 10 yrs was drinking pasteurized milk. When my grandparents built their house on the farm, and they got a Jersey cow, I was never able to stand the taste or smell of raw milk, the butter, etc. and I’ve never tried any since. Would love to sample some of yours to see how my taste buds have changed in the last 64 yrs😊.

[@janesmith2339]

Thanks!

[@patricial-tomsic5347]

Yet another fount of good food recepies to try for my family and friends. THANK YOU dear girl!!! ☺️🙌🌼💕💕💕

[@mwainman]

Love this! Even a girl like me who has to buy raw milk at $14/gal can do this! I’m sure it is totally worth the time, effort, and money! ❤️

[@Ruthannzimm]

And so many ways to use clabbered milk!!!

[@missmishpot]

$14/gal?! 😱

[@Agenda21Truth1]

@@missmishpot$12.00 here in Utah.

[@MO-006-09]

😭😭😭 It's so expensive

[@gretchendavis8974]

This looks WONDERFUL

[@cherihabegger9856]

This was so informative! Now I want to try this.

[@swiss296]

Grew up amish and love the memories 😊

[@joanneschell8324]

Aww I love how the pigs come running for their whey!

[@schooleyacres8228]

I can’t wait!! My future dairy cow is currently 6 months old, so I have a bit of time to wait, but I’m learning as much as I can in my waiting room! Thanks again 😊