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Posted: Feb 25 2008 at 8:12pm | IP Logged Quote folklaur
Hi,

My very Russian grandmother would make "Easter Cheese" every year. I know it is pretty common in Eastern Europe, but it is very time consuming, and I am a little nervous about using the raw eggs (although I ate it every year growning up .) However, I have found a recipe that I am would like to give a try, that looks like it might give a similar result.

But now I am hoping to find a cheese mold. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one? They usually had Greek symbols or an Eastern style cross on them.

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Posted: Feb 26 2008 at 7:17am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Laura,

I have never done this but I think if you google for Pascha or Paska butter or cheese molds you'll find what you need. One year we attended a Byzantine Church for the entire Triduum and Easter and we had done the "great fast" which is NO dairy or meat and was an amazing experience. But I remember the ladies bringing butter and cheese molded in obviously VERY traditional molds. But some also got the Wilton cake molds (lamb, cross, etc) and just used those ....

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Posted: Feb 26 2008 at 7:45am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
I don't have the Russian or Ukrainian heritage but one year I tried my hand at making Pascha (or paska or pashka). There is also another name for the Easter cheese, but I can't remember. It seems the traditional Russian mold is pyramidal in shape. I've found wood (expensive) and plastic ones online, but only saved one bookmark, so I can't find the plastic source right now. Ukrainian tradition seems to have it more of a flowerpot shape.

Since my time was an experiment, I used Evelyn Vitz's suggestion to use a clay flowerpot and cheesecloth as the mold. My final result was very tasty (like cheesecake), but it didn't drain well, so still very runny.

Here are some links I've found:

Wooden molds

Example of a plastic one

Another plastic one

These links have the frugal suggestions for the molds:

A Continual Feast: Evelyn Vitz (View page 205 or search pascha mold to view the page)

Pascha Recipes

Easter Treats for the Elderly
By Arlene Kallaur

I hope you have a wonderful time reviving this family tradition.

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Posted: Feb 26 2008 at 9:32am | IP Logged Quote JennGM
Oh, I now remember some of my confusion in searching a recipe. Pascha in some places is an Easter bread, not an Easter cheese. I'd love to have a diagram of the different eastern cultures (Russian Orthodox, Ukrainian, Slovak, Carparthian (sp), Byzantine....) with their corresponding Easter foods and recipes, so I can sort out the name confusion in my head.

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Posted: Feb 27 2008 at 6:05pm | IP Logged Quote folklaur
Oh, oh, oh! That is just what I was looking for!!! Thank you!
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