A Cheesy Tradition

A traditional part of Christmas is to serve a tasty, festive cheeseboard, whether that’s after a hearty lunch or dinner for family, or as part of an informal drinks party for friends and neighbours. A Yorkshire tradition is to serve cheese with the Christmas cake, a practice that dates back to the 1900s.

Favourite choices for your festive spread may include vintage Cheddar, Stilton, Brie, smoked cheeses and maybe some Wensleydale with cranberries or White Stilton with apricots. What would be your number one Christmas cheese choice?

Whichever specific cheeses you choose, it’s a good idea to have a mixture of hard and soft cheeses, offering a variety of flavours and textures. What you serve them with is up to you: savoury biscuits, grapes or simply a glass of wine or port.

Of course, to add even more variety to your cheeseboard, you can make your own cheese, to which you can add your personal choice of herbs, spices and flavourings, giving your Christmas spread that truly unique touch.

Regardless of which cheeses you select or how you serve them, there’s no doubt it’s just not Christmas without some delicious cheese!

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The Big Cheese Move

If you’ve visited our website recently, or if you follow us on Twitter, you will have seen that Moorlands has recently moved our premises from the beautiful setting of Castle Cary, Somerset to the equally beautiful Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire.

Of course Somerset is known for being the home of Cheddar cheese, which originated from the village of the same name. It is thought to have been around since the 12^th century, when it was purchased by Henry II, and it’s still a hugely popular buy today.

Meanwhile, Gloucestershire is the home of the popular, semi-hard Gloucester cheese, which is actually available in single and double varieties. Double Gloucester is aged for a longer period, creating a stronger taste, and is often blended with ingredients such as chives and spring onions. It also features in Gloucestershire’s annual cheese-rolling contest.

But whatever your taste in cheese, and regardless of where we’re actually based, you can be sure of purchasing premium quality cheesemaking kits, equipment and supplies from http://www.cheesemaking.co.uk