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When the rack is made, the fpindles mud 

 be placed at fuch diftance from each other as 

 you intend the thicknefs of your cheefe to be : 

 for inftance, Stilton cheefe (not that which is 

 hung up to dry in nets) is made from nine to 

 eighteen inches thick — the Trent-fide cheefes, 

 two inches and one half thick. The Chelhire 

 cheefes are made very large. Large cheefes 

 are not very profitable to the farmer. A large 

 Chefhirc cheefe, though fo highly etlecmed 

 all over the world, and preferred in Italy to 

 the Parmefan, will not enrich the maker very 

 fpeedily; as it will take fevcn years to ripen, 

 and a Stilton cheefe will be in thc^ higheft per- 

 fedion in twelve months. The Trent-fide 

 cheefe is in high perfedion in fix months, and 

 bears carriage well, as it has a very tough 

 coat. The York cream-cheefe may be ufed 

 in a fortnight or three weeks. Wc mud al- 

 low Chelhire cheele to be the beft of any for 

 exportation. 



There is a fort called Cottenham or Eddilh 

 cheefe, made at the latter end of the year. 

 This cheefe is made like that called Trent- 

 fide, before mentioned, and is liable to rife : 



therefore 



