The Complete Book of Cheese Part 51

II. Franche-Comte, France; small dry goat's milker, pounded, potted and marinated in a mixture of thyme, tarragon, leeks, pepper and brandy.

Head

Four cheeses are called Head:

The French Death's Head.

Swiss Monk's Head.

Dutch Cat's Head.

Moor's Head.

There's headcheese besides but that's made of a pig's head and is only a cheese by discourtesy.

Health _see_ Holstein.

Herbesthal _Germany_

Named from a valley full of rich _herbes_ for grazing.

Herkimer _U.S.A._

Cheddar type; nearly white. _See_ Chapter 4.

Herrgrdsost, Farm House or Manor House _West Gothland and Jamtland, Sweden_

Hard Emmentaler type in two qualities: full cream and half cream.

Weighs 25 to 40 pounds. It is the most popular cheese in all Sweden and the best is from West Gothland and Jutland.

Herrgrdstyp _see_ Hushllsost.

Herve _Belgium_

Soft; made in cubes and peppered with _herbes_ such as tarragon, parsley and chives. It flourishes from November to May and comes in three qualities: extra cream, cream, and part skim milk.

Hickory Smoked _U.S.A._

Good smoke is often wasted on bad cheese.

Hohenburg _see_ Box No. II.

Hohenheim _Germany_

Soft; part skimmed milk; half-pound cylinders. (See Box No. I.)

Hoi Poi _China_

Soybean cheese, developed by vegetable rennet. Exported in jars.

Hoja _see_ Queso de.

Hollander _North Germany_

Imitation Dutch Goudas and Edams, chiefly from Neukirchen in Holstein.

Holstein Dairy _see_ Leather.

Holsteiner, or Old Holsteiner _Germany_

Eaten best when old, with b.u.t.ter, or in the North, with dripping.

Holstein Health, or Holsteiner Gesundheitkase _Germany_

Sour-milk curd pressed hard and then cooked in a tin kettle with a little cream and salt. When mixed and melted it is poured into half-pound molds and cooled.

Holstein Skim Milk or Holstein Magerkase _Germany_

Skim-milker colored with saffron. Its name, "thin cheese," tells all.

Hop, Hopfen _Germany_

Small, one inch by 2-1/2 inches, packed in hops to ripen. An ideal beer cheese, loaded with lupulin.

Hopi _U.S.A._

Hard; goat; brittle; sharp; supposed to have been made first by the Hopi Indians out west where it's still at home.

Horner's _England_

An old cream cheese brand in Redditch where Worcestershire sauce originated.

Horse Cheese

Not made of mare's milk, but the nickname for Caciocavallo because of the horse's head used to trademark the first edition of it.

Hum _Holland_

Brand name of one of those mild little red Baby Goudas that make you say "Ho-hum."

Hushllsost, Household Cheese _Sweden_

Popular in three types: Herrgrdstyp--Farmhouse Vastgotatyp--Westgotland Sveciatyp--Swedish

Hvid Gjetost _Norway_

A strong variety of Gjetost, little known and less liked outside of Scandinavia.

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