Cheshire cheese


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Cheshire cheese

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(Cookery) a mild-flavoured cheese with a crumbly texture, originally made in Cheshire
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Noun1.Cheshire cheese - a mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture
cheese - a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
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His breakfast consisted of a side-dish, a broiled fish with Reading sauce, a scarlet slice of roast beef garnished with mushrooms, a rhubarb and gooseberry tart, and a morsel of Cheshire cheese, the whole being washed down with several cups of tea, for which the Reform is famous.
I sat for hours in the little parlour of Cheshire Cheese thinking over the best way.
Mr Verloc, sitting perplexed and frightened in the small parlour of the Cheshire Cheese, could not help acknowledging that to himself, because his sensibility did not stand in the way of his judgment.
And I tell you what, Sir, if I hadn't more of these qualities that commonly endear man to man, than our articled clerk has, I'd steal a Cheshire cheese, tie it round my neck, and drown myself.
I DO LOVE Cheshire Cheese It really is so nice So tangy and so salty Is this a wicked vice?
Based at Cheshire Cheese in Wallasey, Cheshire Gin Garden is a fairy tale-style nook that is perfect for a summer tipple.
The Cheshire Cheese on Oldham Road, Ancoats, has been empty for more than a decade and the agent for the developers said the site was an 'eyesore' for drivers on the ring road.
After the linen trade declined, the building functioned as a cheese store and market, trading in the world-renowned Cheshire cheese. It was said to be a sleepy and quiet place except during cheese fairs, when in a few hours thousands of pounds could change hands.
Instead of Bake Off's Cheshire cheese chaussons and tricky fondant fancies, burgers and sausages will be on the menu.
A recommended cheese to eat with Christmas cake is either Wensleydale, Cheshire cheese or a harder Cheddar cheese.
Tired of dodging fishwives' brooms and carriage wheels, he hopes to trade London's damp alleyways for the warmth of ye olde Cheshire Cheese Inn.
Nigel's Fish Pie topped with Cheshire cheese (makes two pies) Cheshire cheese (makes two pies) THIS fish pie is real winner - it's hearty enough for dad but light enough to be enjoyed on a summer's day too!

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