The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-06
CHEESE IN COMPETITION.
COMPfHJNO mn NEST ~ THE World
UITH YHiT OF iuEHgCi.

UITH YHIT OF IuEHlCi
many Imported Varieties that SIC. Thurbcr
Described 60 the Visitors nj ihc Dairy Tair
1he English Taste to he Catered To.
Thc great fountain splashing in the lnsll-
tulu hAding va, m unwc ONO aud a chilly
addition to The Dairy Fair yesterday. Tho cat
tie snusglcd down in their hcl- Of nay. The
only activity wa, tho chccsc making in one cor
ncr. ard man in ana'hor talking "ombina-
ton can orcner. glaz r's diamond mud grind
Stone I'M fho pockets Of the visitors. and their
rnoncv into his own Tho vat whero the milk
wis sci tho curd cut up. and Tie whey run
on was surrounded by curious visitors in silks
NJ u soaskins who had surmOuntcd tho ol5ia.
cles Uurposoly SIT about the dairy operations
Advertisements wcro plcntiiul. fith avenue
mairons carried away printed DESCRIPTIONS of
cOlprng warranted 10 mako wiito chocso
look yellow. or spring butter appear golden.
not because lhoY thought of purchasing. but be-
causc they had n notion that It pleased the
vendors. Agr-up va. beh0lding tho osihclir
beauty Of the Sleeping dairy maid carved In
butter when young man with a slight nous
tnchc asked nippanly young woman. who
had her slcoyos rollcl IN and who had been
working over some butter whether the carving
did not represent one Of the young women in
tho room. He stared at hor ~ lic asked the
question. Tho young woman roiortcd that II
did no'. and added that she had long been look
Ing for good pattern for a buttor stamp. She
thought TINT there was n face not far away that
would hc Just the thing.
II was nightfall before the judges wcro
through prcdding tho chccscs or the ilrkins oi
butcr on tho long benchrs. They mot in little
groups. hats on one sido In q knowing way.
scrubbed a little In a passbook. and then went
i
| the Judges Of Iimburger cheese was carried out
| 10 q coma05e condition. Superintendent I.
| Mortimer Scaver said that the Judges had
| handed in their decisions but that 1t was con-
trary 10 the lair regulations for him to let thom
bo known to the public until the Judges Of Ap-
peal had mot and corroboratod them. The
added have wronefuy told what the prizes in
| ono or two departments are. but whether they
| are correct or not cannot bc told until the
| Judges meet. They may change the awards.
The attendance In the evening wes greater
Than 9 any time Prsy2RSsd IN Hin,gs be-
| FRANCIS B Thurbcr was introduced. He said
one eye. He lc-cribed ihe latest English aud
| ers' Association held its third annual exhibit
| ton In Agricultural Hall. London. from the
| 10Th OF October 10 the ilth and II was peculiar
| In its eighty-siX entries OF gonis and Kids
which arc coming into pubic iayor "a
milk Producers. The American and Gan
| having been made In August. Then MIR.
| Thurber passed over 70 Paris. The French
| dairy exhibit was In connection with the Expo
sition-in outside connection 5 the specimens
| were ranged in mo several hundred teet
long outside OF me MAN kSaleillSn bgiding. ing
| diocre both In extent and In importance. French
soft cheese for immcdinto consumption was
| principally exhibited. One lonely American
| cheese was shown by the Canadian Cheese
Company; IL was strong; rank. high-eolored.
and certainly not expected 20 favorably impress
visitors with the merits o. American cheese.
Then Mr.. Thurber told how the Old country
| Piiny wrote. is made from the milk OF sheep
| and goAts-principally from that Of shoep. Tho
| pasturage OF these animals Is IN Immense
NAL yields about pint OF milk. the peculiar
| characteristics and excellont quality of this
| its rpcning. The village Of Roluefort Is ia
| deep narrow gorge. Win hlgh. procipitous
houses. out OF the caves and nssurcs n this
| wall of rock como currents OF cold air
Gssures that Hoauefor, cheese /. put tS
| ripen. In the hottest weathcr tho temperature
| Of tho vaults Is from IL To- a. Tho assures
| that run from north 10 south arc believed TO
! yield tho best products. Cheeses pre- bought
| ia at al senSons b. the Shepherds and
| bought by tho proprletors Of tho vaults.
| When classified according to merit they arc
| eprinkled with salt and stacked IN lc vault.
For week theY are fcpea,edly taken dow.' re-
| piTQd end ,;'y+rd nr.'ugn with hoel.c,. to ao-
| celcrnic moulding I'm two. weeks moro the
| ch"eres huIuoh ana utNrlup mould, Ine
| mould. by its brilliant whiteuess. its length
| nlamon's being sometimes six inches long its
| Ueulrncy AMI tho thickness Of coat indicates
| tho quality OF the cheese on which II grows and
| the suitability Of tho vault.
| Swiss Gruyere chooses are made now Also in
| France Germany and other countries Thnv
| wore originally made ~ Swiss ChAlets. or huts
| high up on tho Alps Tho chooses aro usually
| throe feet in diameter and thoy weigh moro
| than 100 pounds. A good GIuyere chcesc H.
Ike q soft yellow paste that mclis ia tho mouth.
1t has cavities the sise OF pea. one or two in
| But whit Mr.. Thurbor insisted was import
| ant for American darymon to know is tho Eng
| lish method of making cheese; for TO England
| we must look for a market for n large part Of
! our product. aud We must consult English taates
| II We wish tO get ronunrrHtiNu prices The
| Snton varieties. The process for making
| cheddar cheese lu,s nearly all day but Ii IL
| believed TO produco the bt 81 cheese IN tho
| world, and iiA use II extending CNcrywhcre.
| Their width IL - inches; height foot. and
| weight from 70 to l2u pounds. The object ia Ia
make all the milk of ono day on n farm Of thirty
| or forty cows into single cheese. The Cheshire
cheese requires IRON five 10 scvun dnys ia
drying. but II natures moro quickly for mar
| kct. II IL made like the chrdder. only once n
| shire from milk enriched by adding cream. and
| the curd hardens into ohoes" without pressure.
| In conclusion Mr. Thurhcr argued that Gator
| ing to tho tastes ol English Consumers il tho
| only way To- soil our goods. To The English
| TASTE our choesc lacka tirmrcS- aud korunE
qualities. Our factory chooses ripen too quickly.
| Thon too. We ship many skim or half-skim
| chooses 90 Great Britain. and our reputation t.
hurt 10y n. our best cheese Is sold 10y tho retail
| dcaor largely rs 81 English manufacture Whne
| tho poorer grades are sold for American.