The History of Stilton Cheese

The History of Stilton Cheese

by TrevorHickman (Author)

Synopsis

Stilton, the king of English cheese, is unique to the three East Midland counties of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The name Stilton is a certification trademark vested in the Stilton Cheese Makers' Association, ensuring that Stilton cheeses are made to the traditional recipe, in the traditional way. Stilton cannot, by law, be manufactured anywhere else in the world except the three counties mentioned. Originally marketed from the small town of Stilton, now in Cambridgeshire, the cheese became well known through the activities of Cooper Thornhill, of the Bell Inn, in the 1740s. This remarkable man was the East of England representative of Coutts & Co., the London bankers. He was assisted by an able dairywoman and cheesemaker, Frances Pawlett, of Wymondham in Leicestershire. Thornhill used his entrepreneurial skills to bring Stilton to the London markets, and to ensure that hundreds of small dairies flourished in the region that is still the home of the cheese to this day. This is the story of Stilton cheese and a photographic record of people, places and dairies associated with one of the finest foods ever produced.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 130
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 27 Oct 2005

ISBN 10: 0750944161
ISBN 13: 9780750944168

Author Bio
Trevor Hickman is a well-known local historian, best-selling author, publisher and bon viveur. Some of his previous titles are Melton Mowbray in Old Photographs, Leicestershire Memories, The History of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie and Battlefields of Leicestershire.