Farmers Markets week of 6-21-09

New this week and only avaliable at the Farmers Markets or at the on farm store.

Little Auglaize

This is a Reblochon (ruh-bloe-SHAW) style of cheese. The name Reblochon may have come from several possible sources: One theory is that a rough translation of the word means "to milk again." Another is that in Savoyard patois reblessa means "to steal, swipe, or engage in some sort of thievery." In the old days taxes were paid according to the amount of milk each Savoyarde farmer could deliver to his clients. With the taxman literally looming over his shoulder a farmer would finish the milking as though his herd had been milked dry. In reality, the cows had plenty of milk left. The tax collector would go away happy and the farmer would return and milk the cow out all the way. This second milking was found to provide a much richer milk than the first. The farmers wife would then make that higer-in-butter fat milk into a cheese to be consumed by the family.

The above is an exert from Steven Jenkins book Cheese Primer

It is being sold in wheels only. The wheels are approximatley 1 lb. They are $20.00 per wheel.

Also remember that we have all the other varities and ice cream. We currently are waiting patiently for Wabash Erie Canal (gruyere), Miami Erie Canal (swiss) to age to perfection (sometime around the middle of August). We will be offering the Ice cream in pint size. $4.00 per pint.