whey
[hwey, wey]
- a milk serum, separating as liquid from the curd after coagulation, as in cheese making.
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Origin of whey
before 900; Middle English wheye, Old English hwǣg; cognate with Dutch, Low German wei
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Contemporary Examples
That would affect the added sugar count for dairy products such as whey, nonfat dry milk, or milk protein concentrate.
“Protein enhancers such as whey, whole soybeans and pea protein are good, too,” Begun says.
Jørgen Hoff of Gundestrup Dairy and Brewery makes a specialty beer from the whey of his soft smoked Rygeost cheese.
Whey is digested and used quickly, making it ideal after weight lifting.
Historical Examples
As the whey rises, dip it off with a saucer or a skimming dish.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Pour off the whey from it, and it will be found an excellent and cooling drink.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Milk, cream, curds, whey and cheese enriched the family table.
Welsh Fairy TalesWilliam Elliott Griffis
If you do it too much or too quickly it will whey, and that is not good.
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;Charlotte Campbell Bury
When it has stood some time, the whey is taken out, and a weight laid at the bottom of the tub to press out the remainder.
whey
- the watery liquid that separates from the curd when the milk is clotted, as in making cheese
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Word Origin
Old English hwǣg; related to Middle Low German wei, heie, Dutch hui
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Word Origin and History for whey
n.
Old English hwæg "whey," from Proto-Germanic *khwaja- (cf. Middle Dutch wey, Dutch wei), of unknown origin.
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