51. This is the perfect time of year to make this cheese, when herb gardens are full to overflowing. 52. Though some people dislike the slight sharpness, others love it, making goat cheeses among the most popular and widely available cheeses in America today. 53. Through a plate-glass window, you can watch cheese made the old-fashioned way. 54. Traditionally, men herd the sheep, goats and cows on the European continent, while their wives make cheese. 55. For those who make this cheese, it is a lifestyle and an art. 56. Hinckley has just begun adding Parthenaes, French cattle used in making cheese, in hopes of getting fork-cutting tenderness in his beef mix. 57. The first time the Hills made cheese, for instance, all went well. 58. They were not being raised for their wool or their meat, but for their rich milk, used in making exotic cheeses. |