> > > > I accidentally left a glass of milk out for a day or two. When I came back to it (loading up the dishwasher), it had . . . separated. I poured it into the sink, and what came out was water, followed by this semi-solid white glop. Does anyone have any idea what this stuff is?
> > > >
> > > > -eric "no, I didn't eat it" sleator
> > > > Wed 2 Aug A.D. 2000
> > >
> > > Welcome to the wonderful world of curds and whey. The liquidy part is the whey, the semi-solid is the curds.
> > >
> > > Koala"good enough for Little Miss Muffett"mom
> >
> > Little Miss Muffet ate separated old milk? If she could handle that, how could a little spider scare her?
> >
> > -eric sleator
> > Tue 2 Aug A.D. 2000
>
> Little Miss Muffet was obviously an underprivleged, malnourished child who due to her impoverished environment was too emotionally disadvantaged to be able to deal with predatory arachnids in a competent manner.
>
> koala"Mother Goose meets Child Protective Services"mom

Yes, she didn't mind the spider sitting down beside her, but she was afraid it might get in the whey.