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Definition of Cheddar cheese

1. Noun. Hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England.

Definition of Cheddar cheese

1. Noun. A variety of hard, pale yellow cheese originally produced in the region around Cheddar. in Somerset, England ¹

2. Noun. Any similar cheese made anywhere in the world. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Cheddar cheese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Cheese by Charles Thom, Walter Warner Fisk (1918)
"Similar to cheddar cheese are Pineapple, English Dairy, Sage cheese, ... The cheddar cheese process as employed in the factories to-day has been modified ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"The true cheddar cheese has a firm, waxy, meaty texture, which will keep for a ... The percentage composition of cheddar cheese varies greatly in different ..."

3. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"In the other kinds of cheeses to be described, the r61e of the acid- forming bacteria is similar, if not identical, to their r61e in cheddar cheese, ie, ..."

4. Food Products by Henry Clapp Sherman (1914)
"Manufacture of American cheddar cheese This process is divided into several fairly distinct steps as follows: (i) inspection of milk, (2) ripening of milk, ..."

5. Milk and Its Products: A Treatise Upon the Nature and Qualities of Dairy by Henry Hiram Wing (1913)
"The chief difficulty in cheddar cheese making comes from the presence in the milk of genus which produce fermentations that are undesirable These ..."

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