With a little help from friends, the first trial run was successful and it really was quite an effortless task. The curd took a little longer to set than the recipe indicated, but a few more minutes of patience was all that was needed before we could cut the curd and remove it from the pot.
After separating the curds & whey we heated the curds so they would be the right temperature for kneading into a nice ball of cheese. Taking turns kneading the 135+ degree curd, We finished in under an hour just like the
Cheese Queen predicted.
There will be another trial run, or two, before the holidays because we ate all the cheese already. I also want to make some herbed mozzarella. If I can just figure out what to do with the almost 1 gallon of whey I have in the refrigerator. I have many possibilities according to the enclosed directions: "Whey can be used in almost any recipe calling for sour milk or buttermilk.... It may also be turned into lemonade by adding sweetener." (?) "If you won't be using it in cooking, we are told it makes excellent plant food"
After separating the curds & whey we heated the curds so they would be the right temperature for kneading into a nice ball of cheese. Taking turns kneading the 135+ degree curd, We finished in under an hour just like the Cheese Queen predicted. 
There will be another trial run, or two, before the holidays because we ate all the cheese already. I also want to make some herbed mozzarella. If I can just figure out what to do with the almost 1 gallon of whey I have in the refrigerator. I have many possibilities according to the enclosed directions: "Whey can be used in almost any recipe calling for sour milk or buttermilk.... It may also be turned into lemonade by adding sweetener." (?) "If you won't be using it in cooking, we are told it makes excellent plant food"
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