Irish Moss?

[rawlinda_sue]

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[queenfluff]

You can buy at most raw online sites or you might be able to get it (although I am not sure if it will be raw) a wine/beer making supply shop.

Irish Moss is carrageean - it is a thickener. You will see in shampoos, packaged products, beers, soups etc.

You can buy the whole plant, flake form or powder.

Whole Plant:
http://www.sunfood.com/b2c/ecom/ecomEnduser/items/xt_itemDetailNF.aspx?itemNum=1365&siteId=1&bulkexists=0

Flakes:
http://www.sunfood.com/b2c/ecom/ecomEnduser/items/xt_itemDetailNF.aspx?itemNum=0927&siteId=1&bulkexists=0

Powder/ Flakes:

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/seaweed/seaweed.php#h_i_mp


There are other places to buy from. These are just examples.

The flakes and powder are pretty much already prepared for you. Just toss them in and blend really good. The whole plant requires prepartion (soak over night and then blend). You will be able to tell it is doing its job if your mixture starts getting thick and sort of gel like. Great for thickening raw soups, cheezes, desserts or other creations! I use it in my cheezes, mayos and youghurts.

I make the Pepperjack cheese with it. If you do it right, you can get a pretty firm cheese! :)

[queenfluff]

The only other thing you can use that is raw would be psyllium husk powder but that has a weird smell too and it and alters the taste a bit. It will bulk up your recipe but it may not "firm" it up. I can't guarantee you will get the correct results.

The Irish Moss is the best bet - it has no odor, or extra taste so it will not alter the taste or your recipes. And the flakes are relatively cheap and you don't need a lot to make your batch thick. I use 1 tablespoon of the flakes for a full batch of the pepperjack cheese and that works great for me!

Is there a reason why you would not want to use the Irish Moss?

[Veganforlife]

Psyllium also "gels" foods too much I feel. I love the Irish Moss.

www.mountainroseherbs.com sells it.

[Linda1970]

Psyllium also "gels" foods too much I feel. I love the Irish Moss.

www.mountainroseherbs.com sells it.

Has anyone used the irish moss from Mountainroseherbs? It's purple in color, which looks different from the raw stores. But it's so much cheaper.

[GlimR]

Curious too.....theirs is either flaked or powdered not the actual moss....have read that you don't want to use that form because it is very "fishy" tasting and does not work in the same way...would love to know anyone's experience with that.
Ah I didn't read Queenfluff's whole post...interesting!!

[Crazy Healer Lady]

Does anyone know the ratio of water to moss and what temp??

[Linda1970]

Curious too.....theirs is either flaked or powdered not the actual moss....have read that you don't want to use that form because it is very "fishy" tasting and does not work in the same way...would love to know anyone's experience with that.
Ah I didn't read Queenfluff's whole post...interesting!!

Thanks for your feedback. That's too bad because it's cheep.

[mossy]

hi! I'm new here, I'm mossy. I live in St Lucia and have been using sea moss for awhile now. Forget flakes and powders, the real thing is fantastic. There is no fishy taste and once rinsed, there is no salty taste either. There is a man here in St Lucia that harvests and sells fresh, dried seamoss to customers all over the world at http://www.betafe.farming.officelive.com

hope this helps, there are some recipes on there too i think

[klomasius]

I'm gettting a heap of the whole 'leaves' soon.

Firm cheesecakes and cheese here we come!!