Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 21:34:05 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> >>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > On Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:09:43 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Whole Foods now has Just Mayo in stock for shipping. At least
> > > > > I hope they do. It's the kind that must be refrigerated. They
> > > > > did have brown rice syrup
> > > > > but when I tried to place the order, it said it was out of
> > > > > stock. The order
> > > > > will arrive tomorrow, so I'll see what I will get.
> > > > >
> > > > > What I couldn't find was normal Ricotta cheese. The only
> > > > > stuff I found was at PCC and I physically had to go there.
> > > > > None was visible so I had to ask. The guy dug way to the
> > > > > back of the case. There were a few containers of organic
> > > > > stuff. Small, overpriced or really small and super
> > > > > overpriced. I opted for two of the small, overpriced. I don't
> > > > > care for cottage cheese in lasagna.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am annoyed with Safeway. I had placed an order for
> > > > > delivery. They had the
> > > > > Best Foods vegan mayo on sale. They have recently changed the
> > > > > recipe and online reviews are horrible but I actually like it
> > > > > as it doesn't separate out. The old recipe did. Anyway... I
> > > > > got no mayo, no ricotta, and no tamales. They don't normally
> > > > > sell the Texas Tamales but they were listed for
> > > > > sale and for about$4 less per pkg. than Central Market. I was
> > > > > able to get the tamales and the overpriced Ricotta there. I
> > > > > totally forgot to look for the mayo, hence the Whole Foods
> > > > > order, but if they did have it, it would likely be very
> > > > > overpriced.
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe a lot of people here make lasagna for Christmas. I
> > > > > dunno. Safeway and
> > > > > Albertsons almost always seem to be out of it no matter what
> > > > > time of year.
> > > >
> > > > Have you ever made your own ricotta? I made some a couple of
> > > > weeks ago, and my God! It was delicious! Totally creamy, unlike
> > > > commercial ricotta, which can be grainy.
> > > >
> > > > All you need is milk, lemon juice or vinegar (I used fresh lemon
> > > > juice), and a pinch of salt.
> > > >
> > > > This is the recipe I used:
> > > >
> > > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/...icotta-recipe/
> > > >
> > > > It will start out looking like it isnt' going to firm up, but
> > > > put it in the fridge for a couple of hours and it's good.
> > >
> > > I have not but that looks very expensive to make. I never have
> > > cream or milk here, and rarely have lemons. I do have vinegar.
> >
> > As per the recipe, the cream is not necessary. In Canada, one liter
> > of milk is about $2.00. A lemon is about $0.50. This makes about 250
> > grams of ricotta. The price of ricotta cheese at WalMart is $4.97
> > for 475 grams.
> >
> > So it's about the same to make it as it is to buy it.
>
> I have no clue what cream costs here. I bought some in NY to make ice
> cream. The only milk I ever have is the powdered kind. It's non-fat.
> Lemons are expensive here. They were cheap in NY. I don't know grams.
> Just far easier for me to buy it because I'd have to order the
> ingredients to make it.

Dry milk won't work to make cheese.

BTW, if we used much ricotta, this would be cheaper than prepared types
here. Unfrtunately the link wants money to see it. Nope.