How To Make Cottage Cheese - Smierkase - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 quart sour milk
1 quart warm water
salt and pepper, to taste
chives, minced (garnish) (optional)
cream or sour cream

Preparation

Heat sour milk to lukewarm and pour into a cheesecloth bag.
Pour warm water over this; after it has been drained through, repeat twice more.
Tie bag, hang and let drip over sink until \"whey is all\".
Serve with either sweet or sour cream and season to taste.