General Chat

Dawn....I quote from a newspaper article... Piglets are snuffling in the perry pear orchard, and cows grazing in the meadows down in the valley. It is hard to imagine a lovelier scene than this, in a tranquil corner of Gloucestershire yesterday. But Charles Martell, cheesemaker and self-confessed ageing hippy, is worried. His cheese, Stinking Bishop, is about to become world famous by taking a starring role in the new Wallace & Gromit film. Mr Martell, 59, fears that fans may clamour for his product, as they did when Wensleydale cheese featured in an earlier film. The cheese, produced in Dymock, 15 miles north-west of Gloucester, is bathed in perry - pear cider - made from a fruit called Stinking Bishop. This produces a bacterium that flavours the cheese. Mr Martell employs two cheesemakers who produce about 100 rounds a day. Dee x

Have you tried the one with apricots, Dawn.? I`ve just had oat cakes-the rough ones with brie , cheddar , tomato and apple Rosalyn

Night Claire

Dee I will probably regret this but whats a Stinking Bishop?

*lol at Dee* Well girls, it has been fun debating cheese with you, but I am off to beddy byes as I have work in the AM. Dawn, don't eat all the Wenslydale. ;o) Claire xx

Not sure about the fruit and nut variety...but I love ripe camembert, any blue cheese - yum - but - have yet to try a stinking bishop. Cor. Bet he's lovely though!!!! Dee x

Claire sorry don't like red wine

*raises hands and sighs helplessly* I suppose you two are going to tell me that a nice glass of red doesn't go with a hunk of chedder? Claire xx

Claire I did notice that question, am getting the munchies now might have to nip to the kitchen. Sorry agree with joan grapes do go with it

I don't do fruit with savoury right, so that means cheese and apple, cheese and grapes, pork and apple sauce, sweet and sour or turkey and cranberry. It is unnatural! Like having your pudding and dinner on the same plate. And NOOOOO you can't put butter on your cracker. It impairs the flavour of the cheese.! Humph! Claire xx

Oh Claire!!! Grapes go perfectly with cheese! Have you no taste?!! lol And don't tell me you have your crackers dry, no butter or spread either? :0) Joan xx (mortified!)

Oh good then Joan. All the more for me! ;o) Dawn, I usually end up with little black footprints all over the floor after the kids have run over my paper and then trotted off onto the wooden floor.......actually I am not clever enough to read the guardian. I just found that on the web. Did you notice there was a question about Wenslydale? Claire xx

Claire How can you read the guardian with small children, you need to be able to lie it out on the floor to see it all! Don't think I know much about cheese though

www(.)guardian(.)co(.)uk/quiz/questions/0,5961,1360601,00.html There you go. :o) Claire xx

Dawn They're like bits of cardboard, trust me!!! Claire they may taste better dunked in tea!! lol :0) Joan xx

Ooohh I could crush a grape! (and grapes don't go with cheese either before you ask). They are in an orange and blue packet and they are just lightly salted. :o) CLaire xx

Yep Dawn, I dunk em too!! lo Rich Tea, Digestives (has to be the Mc ones tho) :0) Joan xx

Claire when I go shopping tomorrow will look for Krackerwheat as don't have a foggy what they are, sure your not getting confused with crackerjack!

Well you two have the biccies to dunk and I'll eat the blue cheese you don't like. (only can I have some Krackawheat 'cause I don't like digestives) Claire xx

Joan We could have a cheese and biscuits and dunking party!