180 CHEESE MAKING. 
344. Possibilities of Manufacture in America. 
As the milk in America is generally richer, the sanitary 
conditions better, and the climate conditions can be artificially 
supplied, it is possible to make an Edam in this country that is 
fully equal, if not superior, to the best imported Edam. 
345. Market for Edam in America. 
Edam as sold at wholesale in this country, is packed in 
cases of one dozen cheese each or about fifty pounds, and sells 
Fig. 91.—Weighing Edam cheese at the market at Hoorn. 
at about $7.50 per case. This is fifteen cents per pound, and 
ought to encourage the manufacture of this kind of cheese. 
Many wholesale houses are very anxious to buy it in large 
quantities. 
346. Method of Manufacture. 
The description already given will give a fair idea of Edam 
cheese as found in Holland. As the methods of manufacture 
used in Holland are crude, the method here given will be for 
practical and scientific conditions as found in America. 
