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Double Gloucester

$11.89 Double Gloucester Origin: England Type: un-pasteurized whole cow's milk combined with the cream of two-milkings, aged 6 to 9 months. Characteristics: semi-hard texture, orange in color and medium taste. Double Gloucester is best eaten as a snack, with fruit or even crackers. It's a traditional, unpasteurized, semi-hard cheese which has been made in Gloucestershire since the sixteenth century. The hard, organic rind has some gray-blue molds and bears the marks of the cloth in which it is processed. The full-cream gives it rich, buttery taste and flaky texture. The color is pale tangerine with the flavor of cheese and onions. *Sold in one pound increments.