Junket (dessert) in the 1960s. Today, it is one of many "legacy" brands still in production, in this case, where there is no true competitor making rennet custard. The brand is owned and made by Redco Foods of Little Falls, New York, a company more famous for its tea products under its other "legacy" brands Red Rose and Salada, all owned by Düsseldorf, Germany-based Teekanne, GmbH. Junket (dessert) Junket is a milk-based dessert, made with sweetened milk and rennet, the digestive enzyme that curdles milk. 'Curds and Whey' is an archaic term for junket. To make junket, milk (usually with sugar and
Mallorca cheese days. Aged — matured for at least 100 days. The milk is coagulated by animal rennet when the milk is 30-35°C (86-95°F) and for a period not less than 30 minutes. The curd is cut mechanically with horizontal and vertical lyres until the curd is reduced to pieces of less than 20mm (inches) to facilitate drainage of the whey. The curd is then placed in moulds inside a linen or cotton lining, within the mould it is subjected to a pressure of between 2 and 6 kg/sq cm. for at least 3 hours. The pressed cheeses are then salted in