A recent study from September , provided evidence for what is believed to be the oldest cheese in the world. The research revealed that the Neolithic people from the Dalmatian coast of Croatia may have been making cheese over 7, years ago. Like many of the earliest traces of cheese, scientists found dairy remains on ancient pottery shards. Some of the pottery shards including sieves, similar to ones found at other Neolithic sites, that were most likely used to strain the curds from the whey.
While the scientists who published the paper believe that the pottery shows definitive evidence of cheese there has been some push back from others in the scientific community. According to one skeptical scientists, the fat traces may have just been from a meat mixture and not dairy. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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He organized factories to the west and north of Monroe as well as available areas in the little Richland Valley.
He teamed up with his brothers: Ernest, Rudy, and Herman, to eventually own or control 35 cheese factories. After several years Jacob transferred his operation from a farm in Washington Township to Monroe where he continued his business activities until he retired in followed by his death in Many other cheesemaking achievements were happening in Green County and Wisconsin during the period from The railroad came to Monroe and other towns in Green County in and it played an important role in the cheese distribution from Green County.
Growth of the industry required skilled cheesemakers, equipment, farmers with the appropriate livestock financial acumen and a market. In Monroe was identified as the largest hog shipping point in the state. Local farmers would feed whey, a free or inexpensive cheesemaking byproduct, to their hogs.
This improved local farm profits benefiting the local economy. The cheese industry continued to grow but overproduction in forced prices to drop dramatically. With the price drop some factories could not make it and others were forced to consolidate and change the way business was done.
The farmers collectively own the cheese factory and employ the cheesemaker who supplies the equipment and supplies. The cheese is sold and the cheesemaker earns a percentage and the farmer also earns a percentage based on his farms contribution of the quality and quantity of milk.
By ten million pounds of cheese were produced in Green County. By more consolidations and failures occurred, but there were still factories in Green County number one county in the state and more in the surrounding counties of Lafayette, Dane, Iowa and Grant. Another important factor at this time was the introduction of some national companies into the scene: Pet, Phenix, N Dorman Co.
Hoffman Co. The addition of condensaries in Brodhead, New Glarus, Browntown and Monroe as well as a large creamery in Twin Grove and a milk plant in Monroe diversified the dairy business in the area but diluted the milk supply which made less milk available for cheese factory expansion. Eventually all these non-cheese plants closed. To improve marketing exposure further consolidation occurred. The Badger Cheese Co.
The Golden Age of the crossroad and farmstead cheese factory was ending. At various times in the twentieth century the role of supply vs. In addition the U. For survival cheese factories had to become more efficient and in order to accomplish this it was necessary for factories to concentrate their efforts.
Larger, more efficient factories evolved by consolidation and new construction. Less skilled labor was needed as one skilled worker could handle multiple vats. As roads were improved, transportation to and from the factories became easier and faster.
Milk routes could be made much farther from the factory. Hoisting the curdLong term storage facilities were made away from the factory to enable the cheese factory to minimize overhead and allow the factory to concentrate on making cheese and maximizing the yield. Marketing and selling the cheese was in many cases done by cheese dealers. Instead of the cheese factory obtaining equipment and supplies solely from Europe, companies were locally created to supply the expanding cheese factory all the necessary consumables and equipment.
Lastly, large U. In the Golden Age and today cheesemakers exhibited great creativity and hard work. Their dedication and determination to succeed has earned them a significant place in U.
The festival included historical and cultural encounters as well as unique entertainment and fun instructional cheese and dairy experiences. In a ton of Swiss cheese was used for cheese sandwiches at this festival. Over the years Cheese Days has been a resounding success. By total attendance was recorded at 50, Although area cheese factory totals were reduced from in , to in , 85 in , 25 in , and 16 at present, production and demand increased. This Foreign Type cheese scenario was similar in all of the cheese regions in Wisconsin.
The depression dramatically affected cheese prices. That same year Swiss production in the Foreign Type cheese region was 23,, pounds and Limburger production was 5,, pounds. The cheese brokers helped expand the market for cheese throughout the United States.
Their presence in Green County reached 18 registered by and 21 in In addition to continued expansion of the cheese business, other opportunities were created by research and development and technology improvements during the period of Cryovac vacuum packaging introduced for cheese replaced waxing or other wrapping films. The first Haysen machine automatic wrapping machine which allowed nitrogen gas flush to improve shelf life was used in the industry. The rindless Swiss process developed by Kraft allowed Swiss to be made in blocks, and the production of processed cheese by Kraft and club cheese by Swiss Colony created a cheese market for cheese spreads and fully used trim caused by individual cheese wrapping.
All of these discoveries and enhancements in technology enabled local factories to further process locally produced cheeses by cutting and wrapping them into consumer sized packages ready to be shipped to the market place. Although nontraditional at the time, these wrapping processes also benefited a local company, The Swiss Colony, to expand shipments of gift mail orders of cheese throughout the USA.
New, larger, and more efficient cheese factories came on the scene in the latter part of the twentieth century. During the reign of Rome, cheese was used as everyday food by both rich and poor, with cheese making becoming a certified art that was praised by food lovers. Historian records from that time remain today, describing ancient ways of making many types of cheese that were made all over the Roman Empire. Sadly after the fall of Roman Empire, trade routes all around the Europe collapsed, preventing easy sharing of information and goods, bringing back cheese making into a highly competitive local production.
This made cheeses from individual countries many more diverse, with France, Italy and England leading the way with between and cheese types each. Aging cheese can be a very confusing subject. Why is some cheese, like Parmesan, best after years and years of aging, while other cheese, like Chevre, is best eaten fresh? In the end, it all comes down to the chemistry and microbiology of cheese making. So, ladies and gents, sit back, get a drink, and prepare yourselves for a delicious food science lesson.
Afterwards, I recommend grabbing some cheeses of various ages and verifying the following information with your own taste buds. All cheese is made up four ingredients: milk, culture, rennet, and salt. Milk is the main raw ingredient that the other three act on to change it from milk to cheese. Now, once a hard cheese is made and salted, the aging process begins. There are two processes going on during aging. The first, the development of the culture, is biological, and the second, proteolysis of the proteins, is chemical.
As the cheese ages, especially in the early phases, the first two months of aging, the culture that was originally added to the milk is multiplying.
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