What's This

Good morning all!

Do you know what this is?

If you thought this was a

 tic ~ tac ~ toe

game.

W R O N G

This is the rare item I purchased

on the antique yard trail.

Now most of you have heard of the nursery rhyme

Little Miss Muffet

Sat on her tuffet.

Eating her curds and whey.

However do you know what curds and whey are?

Curds and whey are when milk starts to curdle.

Adding vinegar to milk speeds up the process.

Why would you want to do this Janice?

Once you have you curds and whey,

you can make 

C H E E S E

This object is a cheese ladder.

~ Back Side ~

Now you might ask.
What the heck is a cheese ladder.
This much used beauty was used to make cheese.

You start with a bowl.

Add the cheese ladder on top.
The next step would be to add cheesecloth
on top of the cheese ladder.
Then you would add the curds or whey.
The cheesecloth was there so that the
curds or whey would drain into the bowl.

Once the curds or whey were drained,
the final step would be to lay the cheese ladder
up as such, place the drained curds or whey
over the ladder to dry (age) the cheese.
Can you believe this was how cheese 
was made in earlier times?

Most cheese ladders look like mini ladders,
so this was a treat to find one the shape of this,
and with this patina.

Now although I will never make cheese with this,
I am sure the grands will want to play
TIC ~ TAC ~ TOE

(LOL)

Have you heard of cheese ladders?

Today is a vacation day from work.
Bob and I are headed off shortly to a few estate sales.
Then we are picking up the grands and my mom,
and headed to the island 
for our annual lunch outing.

Cheese ladder Blessings To All!
Janice