Archive for the ‘England’ Category
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
The SO and I finally managed to walk the 250m or so across the road to Reading Farmers Market. I had been wanting to see if any dairies or cheese makers had a stand, but was never around when the market was in town.
Homefield House Dairy Goats, located in Bray, ...
Posted in Berkshire, England | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Blacksticks Blue is a pasteurized cows milk made by Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses. The interior color is a bright amber, from being colored with annatto, with veins of blue-gray mold and a nice beige and gray mottled rind. The interior paste is soft and creamy. It has a quite pungent aroma. ...
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Cornish Cruncher is made by Davidstow Creamery in Cornwall. It is sold by Marks and Spencer as part of their "try me for 99p" promotion. The cheese is a Cheddar-style that is matured for at least two years, although when originally released it was promoted as being matured for three ...
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Another in the Marks & Spencer "try me for 99p" cheese selections. A Cheddar made by the Davidstow Creamery in Cornwall. Rated 5 on the M&S cheese strength meter. Some searches on the Internet lead to some interesting descriptions of Davidstow, e.g., The Davidstow Creamery ... has been making cheese ...
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Adding to the store-bought cheese reviews, this cheese comes from Marks & Spencer. It's called Mature Blue Stilton made by the Tuxford and Tebbutt Creamery, in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Tuxford and Tebbutt are one of the eight official Stilton producers in the UK, with a history dating back to ...
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Third in the store bought cheese reviews is Butlers Creamy Lancashire, this one sold by Marks & Spencer, technically called "Butler's farmhouse creamy Lancashire." It has a 2 on M&S's cheese strength meter. The cheese has won multiple awards, including a World Cheese Award and multiple British Cheese Awards.
Creamy Lancashire ...
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
I had wanted to try Lincolnshire Poacher after I read a description of the cheese when it was announced as an award winner at this years British Cheese Awards (Best Modern British Cheese and Gold Cow Over 6 Months). Lincolnshire Poacher is made by F.W Read & Sons Ltd. ...
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