Archive for the ‘Pennsylvania’ Category
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Lesher is a Cheddar/English-style cheese made by Keswick Creamery in Newberg, PA. Lesher is made from raw, Jersey milk that has been aged in a wax rind. Presumably the cheese is named after the road the farm is located on.
The interior of the cheese is a golden, honey color. It ...
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
This Raw Milk Cheddar is from Green Meadow Farm in Gap, PA. It's made from raw milk from Holstein cows and is aged for a year. There isn't much information about this farm, and as their website indicates that they focus on specialty herbs and vegetables for restaurants in the ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Birchrun Hills Farm Highland Alpine, made in Birchrunville, Chester County, PA, is a raw milk, washed-rind cheese. Obviously, based on the name, this is an Alpine-style cheese that has been cave aged.
The washed rind has a wonderful, deep, honey color. There isn't much of an aroma, just a slight briny ...
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Monday, July 20th, 2009
Keswick Creamery's Blue Suede Moo is a wonderful blue cheese with a terrific name. It is made from raw cow's milk and has a beautiful interior and a wonderfully cragy, mottled rind. The interior has a light gray to beige paste with lots of variation in the mold colors ranging ...
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
I was doing a quick run through Reading Terminal and hit up Fair Food Farmstand to see what cheeses were in that day. I noticed a new cheese brand, Three Belle Cheese . Looked good, nice bright label with a cute drawing, and, what's this, goat's milk "Swiss" cheese. I ...
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
I was on a quick trip through Whole Foods in 'jersey and decided to see what local cheeses they had in stock. I've been unable to get to the Fair Food Farmstand in Reading Terminal for a couple of weeks, so I'm taking the opportunity to find local cheeses any ...
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Fat Cat is Birchrun Hill Farm's blue cheese base without the addition of mold. It is a natural rind cheese made from raw cow’s milk, aged 80+ days. Birchrun's cheeses are from cow's that are grass-fed, hormone, as well as antibiotic, free. I always like to re-iterate that great point ...
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