Commentary
Our Lancashire is made by Graham and his mother, Mrs Kirkham, in the "black land of Fylde" north of Preston in Lancashire where the pasture land is near the Irish sea and the tasty quality of the milk and its cheese is said to be due to the wind driven sea salt which impregnates the pastures. This is where the Kirkham's herd of Freisian cows can be found.
Mrs Ruth Kirkham began making Lancashire Cheese at Beesley Farm over 30 years ago. This was a skill she had been taught by her own mother, making her the third generation of cheese maker in her family.
In the early days Ruth and husband John started the day with the first milking of their herd and then the milk was pumped straight into a small vat in their little dairy next door. This was then turned into cheese. They had only two presses and would make four 20kg cheeses a day and these were waxed and sold monthly to a wholesaler.
After the demise of Mrs Kirkhams's original wholesaler in the mid eighties, she started to supply customers directly and also changed the finished coating of her cheeses from wax to cloth bound and then buttered them. This helped the cheese mature better and to keep the flavour and texture.
Product Detail
Type of Milk
Cow
Pasteurisation
Unpasteurised
Vegetarian
No
Country
Product of England
Region
Lancashire
Organic
No
Flavour
Mild and buttery
Recommended Drink
Real Ale
Weight
250g
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