180 Milk and Its Products. 



Somerset, as well as in other parts of Great Britain, 

 notably Ayrshire. It is with minor variations the 

 process most commonly employed in the United States, 

 Canada and Australia, and one of its distinctive fea- 

 tures, namely the matting of the curd after the whey 

 is drawn, is used in making many other varieties 

 of cheese, as the Cheshire, Leicestershire and Derby- 

 shire in England, the Edam and Gouda in Holland, 

 and perhaps others. 



