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  Wensleydale cheese - Glasgledius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wensleydale cheese is a hard cheese produced in Wensleydale[?], Yorkshire.
Wensleydale cheese was first made by French Cistercian monks from the Roquefort region settled in Wensleydale[?], Yorkshire.
During the 1300's cows' milk began to be used instead of ewes' and the character of the cheese began to change.
www.glasglow.com /E2/we/Wensleydale_cheese.html   (326 words)

  
  Wensleydale cheese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wensleydale cheese is a cheese produced in Wensleydale in Yorkshire.
Wensleydale cheese was first made by French Cistercian monks from the Roquefort region settled in Wensleydale.
During the 1300s cow's milk began to be used instead of ewe's and the character of the cheese began to change.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wensleydale_cheese   (438 words)

  
 Warwick Cheese Shoppe
The cheese we sell is produced by the Wensleydale Cheese Company, in Hawes, which is a creamery.
Cheese curds are squeaky-fresh, delectable cheddar in its natural, random shape and form before being processed into blocks of cheddar.
Ellsworth was proclaimed the cheese curd capitol of Wisconsin by the governor of Wisconsin.
www.warwickcheese.com   (656 words)

  
 Wensleydale History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wensleydale is formed by the valley of the River Ure which is sometimes pronounced Yore and rises in the vicinity of the village of Hawes.
Cistercian monks from France established a monastery at Fors in Upper Wensleydale in 1145, where they were credited with introducing the making of cheese to Wensleydale.
Wensleydale is of course formed by the River Ure.
www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk /Wensleydale.htm   (1787 words)

  
 Rustling Wind Creamery | Cheeses
Originally, cheese making in Cheshire was practiced on farms during the Spring, Summer and Autumn to conserve the milk from the fresh grass.
Wensleydale Cheese can be used as table cheese and is very tasty with apple pie.
This cheese is based on the recipe that can be traced back to the Cistercian monks who came over with William the Conqueror in the 11th century.
www.rustlingwind.com /cheeses.htm   (317 words)

  
 Wensleydale Cheese   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Some say that Blue Wensleydale came with the Romans but it was certainly made by French Monks in the 11th Century and from ewes milk.
It is usually made as a white crumbly cheese but the Hawes creamery makes a blue one and also smokes it.
Wensleydale is often eaten with fruit cake or gingerbread.
www.provender.net /provender/ukcheesewensleydale.html   (170 words)

  
 Tech Blog: Gourmet Food: Wensleydale with Cranberries - 1 Pound
The only true Wensleydale cheese in the world comes from the milk drawn from cows that graze the sweet limestone pastures on farms in Upper Wensleydale, England.
The Wensleydale pastures give the cheese the unique, refreshing flavor for which it is renowned.
Wensleydale with Cranberries is an innovative blend of flavors and a superb visual experience.
www.techblog.com /GourmetFood-3587391-B0000D9NB0-Wensleydale_with_Cranberries_1_Pound.html   (382 words)

  
 Heart-Shaped Cranberry Wensleydale Cornish Yarg - Garlic - 1 Pound Cornish Yarg
Made from raw sheep's milk, the cheese is carefully aged under strict conditions for a minimum period of 10 months.
Description: Until the 1920's, Wensleydale cheese was almost entirely recognized as the blue veined cheese we now know as Blue Wensleydale.The old-fashioned, matured Wensleydale made in the farmhouses throughout the dale, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, would naturally...
Description: Hand made traditional Wensleydale cheese is made from milk drawn from cows grazing the sweet limestone pastures on surrounding farms in Upper Wensleydale.
www.pc-game.gamesite4u.com /R_13762341-1.htm   (949 words)

  
 Cheese, Specialty Food, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Cheese Gifts: igourmet
This delicious tangy raw ewes milk cheese is made from the milk of Dorset-Friesland cross ewes that graze on the banks of the River Dart.
The cheese was intended to ripen quickly and be eaten when young on the farms where it was made.
This dense, crumbly cheese derives its mild saltiness from the pastures of the Cheshire plain.
www.igourmet.com /shoppe/shoppe.asp?cat=1&subcat=England   (1553 words)

  
 Ongar Cheese Making Page - Keir Finlow-Bates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The second kind of cheese we made was a hard Wensleydale style cheese.
This cheese is made like the soft cheese, but with an extra stage, known as scalding.
The red cheese is then turned daily for three weeks until it is mature and ready to eat.
www.ongar.org /cheese/cheese2.html   (154 words)

  
 Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales
Running from West to East, Wensleydale is one of the few valleys in the Yorkshire Dales which takes its name from a village (Wensley), rather than the river (the Ure) which flows along it (although the valley has in past times also been known as "Uredale", or even by the Norse name of "Yoredale").
Villages and hamlets in Upper Wensleydale include Hawes (at the head of the valley), Hardraw (famous for what is arguably England's highest unbroken waterfall, Hardraw Force), Bainbridge, Askrigg and Aysgarth (where the River Ure descends a series of limestone steps at the famous beauty spot of Aysgarth Falls).
Wensleydale is also famous as the home of Wensleydale Cheese (favourite food of the animated TV characters "Wallace and Gromit") - which is made at the Wensleydale Creameries in Hawes and Kirkby Malzeard.
www.yorkshire-dales.com /wensleydale.html   (342 words)

  
 Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales, accommodation, attractions guide
Wensleydale is a lush sweeping valley, distinct for its wooded knolls and hidden waterfalls; the most famous being Aysgarth Falls and Hardraw Force.
Hawes, known as the capital of Upper Wensleydale, is a busy market town with many hotels and tearooms.
Both tributaries of Wensleydale, these are secret dales off the main tourist route and provide an ideal place to escape to peace and tranquility.
www.yorkshirenet.co.uk /visinfo/ydales/wensleyd.htm   (629 words)

  
 The French Connection, Jervaulx Abbey and Wensleydale Cheese to get your teeth into in the Geordie E-Zine73   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
What they did not realize was that the cheese factory where Wensleydale cheese is made was on its last legs and was about to declare bankruptcy.
The monks established large farms by clearing trees and draining marshes, they bred the famous Swaledale sheep and as well as their religion they also brought their cheese making expertise to the region and in 1150 introduced the first Wensleydale cheese for which the area is famous.
Wensleydale cheese started life as a soft blue cheese made from sheep’s milk.
www.mg002b3988.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /ezine73.htm   (2493 words)

  
 Wensleydale Dairy History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wensleydale cheese has been made in Wensleydale since 1150, when the Cistercian monks first settled in the dale, and established a monastery at Fors, just four miles from Hawes.
These French Cistercian monks brought with them their special recipe for the making of cheese, which continued to be produced at Jervaulx until the dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century.
In 1897 Mr Edward Chapman, a corn and provisions merchant of Hawes, began to purchase milk from surrounding farms to use for the manufacture of Wensleydale cheese on a larger scale.
www.wensleydale.co.uk /history.html   (350 words)

  
 Pikzern.com - Catalog - Dairy
Wensleydale - slightly crumbly smooth textured with a subtle, milky flavour.
Specialty English Cheese: Chatel (cows milk) and Gevrik (goats milk) are soft, mould ripened cheese made in Cornwall, England.
Dessert Cheese - White Stilton is the ideal cheese for blending with fruit and herb.
www.pikzern.com /main/catalog_1b.htm   (296 words)

  
 Country Life : Country Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wallace and Gromit's favourite cheese, Wensleydale is thought to have been made in the Yorkshire Dales for almost a thousand years.
Wensleydale is sold as 'fresh' (white cheese, with a mild, almost sweet flavour) and 'ripe' (blue-veined, strong-flavoured cheese).
Wensleydale Creamery offers a wide range of cheeses, from traditional to flavoured Wensleydales.
www.countrylife.co.uk /lifecountry/food/wensley2.php   (182 words)

  
 Wensleydale Cheese
Hawes Wensleydale is quite mild and very crumbly - a result of it being finely milled - and is produced mere miles from where it was created almost 1000 years ago.
After the dissolution of the monastery, the recipe was passed down from farmer to farmer for over 300 years, until the 20th century and a number of recent legal battles brought it back into production in Hawes.
Hawes Wensleydale is mild and milky; its lactic sourness and yogurt flavors pair nicely with fresh fruit and jam.
www.artisanalcheese.com /prodinfo.asp?number=10003   (138 words)

  
 Wensleydale Cheese Glossary Term   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A cheese originating in the Cheshire area of England, which was traditionally a blue mold cheese.
Although the blue mold variety is still made, the cheese is most often produced as a white cheese that is crumbly in texture and mildly flavored, often considered comparable to a white cheddar.
The cheese is usually not allowed to age very long before it is sold, which generally provides the best flavor.
www.recipetips.com /glossary-term/t--34705/wensleydale-cheese.asp?hlite=true&querytext=mole   (90 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A variety of delicious handmade cheeses beautifully waxed to preserve their freshness and flavour, from the Hawes Dairy in Wensleydale and the Swaledale dairy in Richmond.
This is a crumbly, yet moist cows milk cheese with a mild cheshire type farmhouse flavour.
The sharp fruity taste of the cranberries contrasts superbly with the mild flavour of the traditional Wensleydale.
members.lycos.co.uk /yorkshirecheese/catalog.htm   (481 words)

  
 Temple Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast Wensleydale
Wensleydale, the largest of the Yorkshire Dales, is formed by the valley of the River Ure which rises some six miles west of the small market town of
The family's first recorded involvement in Wensleydale was in 1149, since when they continued to play a significant role at the heart of national politics.
This was a major setback for the family and Richard only managed to retain the castle and his lands after appearing before Henry's first parliament and imploring his soverign not to disinherit himself and his remaining children.
www.templefarmhouse.co.uk /wensleydale.html   (1455 words)

  
 Cheese of the Month Club
It is a rough, rosy crust cheese enveloped in an inedible rind.
It is an unquestionably superb goat’s milk cheese, handmade near the province of Poitou (which borders the Loire Valley to the southwest) with a fresh, buttery, faintly winy taste, and an inviting aroma of ripe figs.
The cheese itself is a moderately aged cheese and serves as an excellent compromise between mild taste and rich texture.
www.cheesemonthclub.com /pastnewsletters/vol5no10.htm   (2263 words)

  
 Yorkshire Dales News: Wensleydale Cheese gets council backing in EU campaign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
MAKERS of the world-famous Yorkshire Dales cheese, Wensleydale, have won the backing of their local council in a campaign aimed at preventing manufacturers outside the dale from producing the cheese.
"Wensleydale cheese has been made in Wensleydale for generations and is key to the prosperity of the local economy in the dales," said Councillor John Blackie, Leader of Richmondshire District Council and member for Hawes and High Abbotside.
Wensleydale cheese has been made in Wensleydale for generations and is key to the prosperity of the local economy in the dales
www.daelnet.co.uk /countrynews/country_news_15082006.cfm   (446 words)

  
 Cheese of the Month Club
Stracchino means tired, which refers to the time of year the cheese was originally made… in the fall when the cows were brought from their alpine pastures to their valley pastures.
Wensleydale is sometimes described as having a buttermilk, nutty, flavor with a honey aftertaste, and an aroma of cut grass.
The wrinkly rind is edible and the cheese itself is a moderately aged cheese… an excellent compromise between mild taste and rich texture.
www.cheesemonthclub.com /pastnewsletters/vol2no4.htm   (1892 words)

  
 Cheese - Wensleydale
Broccoli and Wensleydale Flan - uses flour, butter, sesame seeds, eggs, frozen broccoli and cheese.
Wensleydale can be used as table cheese and is very tasty with apple pie.
This cheese is based on the recipe that can be traced back to the Cistercian monks who came over with William the Conqueror in the 11 century.
www.gourmetsleuth.com /cheese_wensleydale.htm   (147 words)

  
 Morrisons Supermarket - Morrisons Wensleydale cheese - A slice of authenticity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Wensleydale Dairy Products has announced that it is to make a submission for Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for Real Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese.
All our Wensleydale cheese comes from the Wensleydale Creamery, which is why we are keen that this campaign is successful.
Research carried out by Wensleydale Dairy Products showed that consumers want greater emphasis to be placed on regional products, and need the peace of mind that they are buying the genuine article.
www.morrisons.co.uk /1706.asp   (265 words)

  
 Hawes
Wensleydale, once known as Yoredale, is the largest of the Yorkshire Dales.
The famous Wensleydale cheese is made here, and is the single largest employer in the area.
You can see the cheese in production, one thousand gallons of milk are churned to make 850 gallons of whey and a by-product of curd, processed into a light, crumbly cheese that's pushed into presses and left to dry.
www.stockdill.freeserve.co.uk /hawes   (661 words)

  
 Seth Cohen's Journal
Wensleydale: You haven't asked me about Limberger, sir.
Wensleydale: Oh, I'm sorry sir, I thought you were referring to me, Mr.
Wensleydale: I think it's runnier than you like it, sir.
www.livejournal.com /users/sethcohen   (2518 words)

  
 Wensleydale Dairy Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
There are only 3 makers of Wensleydale cheese left in the dale - Fortmayne, Wensleydale Creamery and Fountains Dairy.
Wensleydale Creamery make a crumbly pasteurised cheese that mellows out as it ages.
A visit to the dairy now includes a 'cheese experience', a cheese museum and a viewing gallery where you can watch it being made.
www.foodloversbritain.com /organisations/organisation-1238.html   (64 words)

  
 xiaolongbao
The most entertaining news today is a story about a small-time cheese maker in rural Gloucestershire (in sunny England), who is living in fear that his business will not be able to cope with demand, after his cheese appears in the new Wallace and Gromit film.
The cheese, called Stinking Bishop, is only made on his own farm, and part of the production process is to bathe the cheese in perry (that's pear-based cider to you and me), producing a bacterium which flavours the cheese.
His concern is based on the impact of Wensleydale cheese appearing in a previous Wallace and Gromit feature.
shanghaineil.multiply.com /journal/item/373   (225 words)

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