Cheesecloth is a loosewoven cotton cloth used in cheese making, such as to press cheese curds for poutine. Cheesecloth is also used in straining stocks and custards, bundling herbs, making tofu, and thickening yogurt. It can be used to strain liquid drugs to obtain higher purity, filtering out unwanted or possibly dangerous chemicals. Cheesecloth was very popular as a material for blouses and shirts during the 1960s and 1970s.
Cheesecloth can also be used for several printmaking processes, including lithography for wiping up gum arabic, and in intaglio for wiping away excess ink from the printing surface
