Sour Cream

Hello all ~

There are times when one misses the modern conveniences of refrigeration – especially refrigerated trucks that make their way happily up and down the paved freeways and highways for the distribution of their tasty goods to consumers everywhere.

But when a door is closed, somewhere a window opens.

So begins my quest to find the directions and materials needed to make SOUR CREAM.

Never in my life would I have thought I would need this bit of knowledge, but now I am a master. I can make sour cream from the simplest of ingredients without having to pay $7.00 for a pint!! Some yogurt, a bit of cheese cloth, a strainer, and lemon juice ~ along with time~ are the key ingredients to making sour cream just like mom used to make –or in this case Breakstone.

Other creative variations utilize a new (preferably washed) pillow case to hang from the cupboards and drip into the sink for the better part of the day. And still others will make the most of those pantyhose that were packed for “special occasions” because they are just TOO HOT to wear on those toasty 90 degree days.

Either way, taste and texture are just perfect for those Tex-Mex nights. (We won’t mention the difficulty or cost involved in procuring taco shells or tortillas – a story for another time!!) But I do have Mesa flour – maybe I will have to try my hand.