The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown
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away but greatly prized.
Sapsago, Schabziger or Swiss Green Cheese The name Sapsago is a corruption of Schabziger, German for whey cheese. It's a hay cheese, flavored heavily with melilot, a kind of clover that's also grown for hay. It comes from Switzerland in a hard, truncated cone wrapped in a piece of paper that says: To be used grated only Genuine Swiss Green Cheese Made of skimmed milk and herbs To the housewives! Do you want a change in your meals? Try the contents of this wrapper! Delicious as spreading mixed with butter, excellent for flavoring eggs, macaroni, spaghetti, potatoes, soup, etc. Can be used in place of any other cheese. _Do not take too much, you might spoil the flavor_. We put this wrapper among our papers, sealed it tight in an envelope, and to this day, six months later, the scent of Sapsago clings 'round it still. Stilton _Honor for Cheeses_ Literary and munching circles in London are putting quite a lot |
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