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If the cheefe is made very rich, it is liable to 

 be fpoiled by fmall infe(5l:s called falt-worms, 

 which frequently in fummer breed in cheefe 

 before it becomes dry, and quickly deflroy it. 

 In winter the lair-worm is found in cheefe 5 

 but at that feafon does very little damage : it 

 is efteemed a delicacy by cheefe-eaters, who 

 devour thoufands after a hearty dinner. 



Cheefe is dried on boards, which muft be 

 kept very clean by frequent w^afhing with boil- 

 ing water, and wiping with dry cloths. When 

 the hoards are wafhed, the hotter the water is 

 ufed the better: to fcour them with unfliked 

 lime is an excellent method ; for I know of 

 nothing which becomes fooner putrid or emits 

 more foetid effluvia than the whey of cheefe. — 

 It will be necefTary to turn cheefe tv/ice a day 

 for the firft two or three days afrer it has been 

 laid on the board, and to wipe both cheefe and 

 board each time with a clean cloth. The place 

 it is dried in muft be fcreened from the fun, 

 but have a free circulation of air. I do not 

 mean that it fhould be expofed to a current of 

 wind ; for that would caufe the cheefe to crack: 

 k muft dry gradually in pure fweet air. A 



Stilton 



