Godsell's Double Gloucester cheese
Godsell's Double Gloucester is an artisan, pasteurised, cows' milk cheese produced by the Godsell family in the Gloucestershire village of Leonard Stanley. It is made with vegetarian rennet. Originally from the Vale of Berkeley, Double Gloucester is a traditional, whole milk, hard cheese which has been made in Gloucestershire since the 16th century although production in the county had died out by 1950. At one time the cheeses were made only with the milk from Gloucester cows, which became almost extinct, and the cheese was revived on Charles Martell's farm in Dymock in 1973. Many farmhouses can still be seen to-day with their louvered tallets, which is where the cheese was stored before being sold to the cheese merchants. These merchants would walk on the cheese to check that they weren’t ‘hoven’ or too soft.
Originally Double Gloucester was made with full evening milk and full morning milk (no cream removed). To emphasise this annatto crystals were used to give the cheese a creamy tangerine colour. In fact in the 16th Century a Double Gloucester cheese was judged on its depth of colour as the crystals were so expensive, the deeper the colour the better the cheese. Annatto comes from a south American beam tree - so they were obviously importing and exporting in the 16th Century. Although Double Gloucester can be made anywhere in the world (unlike Single Gloucester) there are only 6 cheesemakers in Gloucestershire making it.
The milk in Double Gloucester is taken from both morning and evening milkings. The colour is orange, due to the addition of annatto. The cheese has a natural rind and takes 5-8 months to mature. The cheese has a fudgy texture and fruity taste and is less dense than a Cheddar. It is traditionally matured and cloth bound.
Godsell's Double Gloucester is great on a cheeseboard with pickles chutney and is available from these suppliers or you can buy online from the farm.
Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses
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For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g
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| Cheese type | Calories per 100g |
|---|---|
| American cheese | 371 |
| Blue cheese | 353 |
| Camembert cheese | 299 |
| Cheddar cheese | 402 |
| Cottage cheese | 98 |
| Edam cheese | 357 |
| Farmer's cheese | 98 |
| Feta cheese | 264 |
| Fontina cheese | 389 |
| Goat cheese | 364 |
| Gouda cheese | 356 |
| Gruyere cheese | 413 |
| Mozzarella cheese | 280 |
| Parmesan cheese | 431 |
| Pimento cheese | 375 |
| Provolone cheese | 352 |
| Queso blanco cheese | 310 |
| Ricotta cheese | 174 |
| Roquefort cheese | 369 |
| Swiss cheese | 380 |
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