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 Worcesters.h.i.+re 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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