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Suffolk-Bang Cheese

There are cases in which dairy-farmers skim the milk before they begin to make cheese. These cheeses are remarkable for their hardness, because caseine, independently of the butter, is an exceedingly hard substance; these cheeses are sometimes brought into the market, and they are so hard that they are the subject of many a joke. Of such are the Suffolk-bang cheeses made by frugal housewives in that county, who first take the butter and send it to market, and then make their cheese. It is said of it in derision that "dogs bark at it, pigs grunt at it, but neither of them can bite it." Nevertheless, as it contains much nourishment, it can be grated, and served with macaroni, soups, savouries, etc.