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A How-to on Soft Cheeses: Quark, Ricotta and Mascarpone

Homemade Quark (Curd Cheese)Ingredients:
1/2 cup cultured buttermilk
3 1/2 cups full cream milk
Homemade Ricotta Cheese
Ingredients:
2 quarts whole milk
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
Optional: 1/2 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt

Mascarpone

Ingredients:
1 litre cream (I used 25% low fat cream;you can use 36% whippingcream)
2 tbsp fresh lime/lemon juice ( juice of 1 ½ limes approx)