While sorting through Grandma’s recipe box you found a baking recipe that instructs you to “scald” the milk. That sounds like ...

Dear Lisa: What is the purpose for scalding milk before using it in a recipe? Is it absolutely necessary? I don't have a thermometer for checking the temperature. -- Linda C.

If you've been digging through stacks of old family cookbooks, you're likely to come across a recipe that calls for scalded milk. The process of scalding milk calls for the milk to be brought to a ...

a pot of milk with herbs and a whisk in it - MaraZe/Shutterstock Scalded milk is an ingredient that often appears in older recipe books. Because of its association with times past, many cooks today ...