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I was looking at a cookbook over at my parents' house this evening and came across a general primer on making cheese. I was under the impression that making cheese was a rather complicated procedure, but it turns out it's not, really; only time-consuming.

Basically you separate milk into whey and curds, and then drain and age the curds until they become cheese. Well, okay, it's slightly more complicated than that, but still.

While making cheese at home may seem like some to be some kind of insane throwback rustic hobby, it appeals to me in the same way that brewing beer or making wine does—it's a way to recapture some of the old skills that seem to get lost sometimes in our mass-production-consumerism society. And, it's reflective on the way I was raised; growing up in rural Central Oregon, I'm just more used to the idea of growing and raising your own food. Move along now.

Anyway, here's a link to a Google search for "how to make cheese".