Month: November 2014

Today was the JMA potluck.  I supplied a cheese tray at Avis’ request.  I brought Cougar Gold and a brie.  The Cougar Gold was a hit.  Everyone liked it.

AKT also brought back Jake’s Wheel Mustard from Ludwig Farmstead Creamery in Illinois.

Jake’s Wheel – Named after the founder of the creamery and based on his favorite cheese, the Havarti.  Sweet flavors of cream cover you palate leaving a mild rich after taste.  We use this as a base for many flavored cheeses including Habañero, Dutch Garden Herb, Italian Garden, Bacon, Mustard and our 2013 American Cheese Society Red Ribbon winner, Fresian Fields (with Cumin and Cloves) made with raw milk.

Despite what most people have heard their entire lives, milk may not be so good for bones or for longevity, according to a new study in the journal BMJ. The research found that consuming more milk was linked to greater risk of bone fractures and to earlier mortality. Meanwhile, cheese, yogurt, and other fermented products appeared to be “safe.”

For men and women both, the more milk they’d consumed, the greater the risk of death.

Cheese and other fermented dairy products did not seem to be linked to the same risk – in fact, as people ate more of these products, their risk of bone fracture declined, as did their risk of mortality.

 

Cheese from Illinois.  Sangamon.  Named after a beautiful Illinois river, Sangamon is a smooth & firm, but still melt-in-your-mouth cheese,  made with day-fresh milk and added cream, this cheese has a velvety texture and fresh, mild buttery flavor.  Sangamon is terrific on it’s own, sublime on a warm baguette or as an elegant balance to stronger cheeses.  Ludwig Farmstead Creamery’s Sangamon cheese took Blue Ribbon honors at the 2013 Illinois State Fair!