{"title":"Golden Cross Cheese","description":"\u003cp\u003eKevin and Alison Blunt make Golden Cross with their son Matthew at Greenacres Farm, Holmes Hill, East Sussex. They have made cheese since 1989, and the turning point was meeting a Frenchman who was selling his goats and cheesemaking business. The milk comes from their own herd, the curd is ladled by hand and each log is dusted with charcoal.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"golden-cross-goat-log","title":"Golden Cross Ash Goat's Cheese Log 225g","description":"\u003cp\u003eGolden Cross is a mould-ripened goat's milk log made by Golden Cross Cheese at Whitesmith in East Sussex, where the firm has made soft goat's and sheep's milk cheeses since 1989 and milks its own herd for it. The goats are a mix of Saanen, Toggenburg and Alpine types, and they graze outside by day from spring to autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ingredient list is raw goat's milk, a lactic starter, microbial rennet, Penicillium and charcoal ash, so it is an unpasteurised cheese that suits vegetarians. The log is rolled in ash, and as the mould develops the surface wrinkles under a thin bloomy coat. Fresh, it is firm and lemony, the way lactic goat's cheeses are; with a few more weeks it softens under the rind and the flavour rounds out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBring it to room temperature before serving. It is a cheeseboard cheese first, and it likes a sweet, sharp partner: a spoonful of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rosebud-preserves-quince-jelly\"\u003eRosebud Preserves Quince Jelly\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rosebud-preserves-cherry-amaretto-jam\"\u003eRosebud Preserves Cherry \u0026amp; Amaretto Jam\u003c\/a\u003e, and a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/peters-yard-original-sourdough-crackers\"\u003ePeter's Yard Original Sourdough Cracker\u003c\/a\u003e underneath. Sliced into rounds, it also grills on toast for a salad with beetroot and walnuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 225g log. Contains milk. Made with raw milk, and the ingredient list states it is suitable for vegetarians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Cross Cheese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54222402453847,"sku":"CHE-GOL-GOLDENCROSS-225","price":10.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/image_07deac74-34d6-4c55-a1ec-e45e4db14dbf.webp?v=1785867491"},{"product_id":"flower-marie","title":"Flower Marie Ewe's Milk Soft Cheese 200g","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlower Marie is a soft, mould-ripened sheep's milk cheese made by Golden Cross Cheese at Horam in East Sussex, a small dairy that has specialised in soft goat's and sheep's milk cheeses since 1989. It is the sheep's milk sister to the maker's ash-coated goat's log.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ingredient list is raw sheep's milk, salt, a starter culture, microbial rennet and Penicillium candidum, so it is an unpasteurised cheese that suits vegetarians. The Penicillium candidum gives it a thin white bloomy rind, and under it the paste softens as it ripens. Sheep's milk is richer in fat and protein than cow's or goat's, which is why cheeses made from it taste sweet and creamy rather than sharp; that is the character here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake it out of the fridge an hour before you serve it. On a board it pairs with a sharp fruit preserve, so a spoonful of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rosebud-preserves-quince-jelly\"\u003eRosebud Preserves Quince Jelly\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/highfield-preserves-gooseberry-elderflower-jam-320g\"\u003eHighfield Preserves Gooseberry \u0026amp; Elderflower Jam\u003c\/a\u003e is the right thing, with a plain cracker from the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/crackers-for-cheese\"\u003ecrackers for cheese\u003c\/a\u003e collection. It also melts well: try it over roasted beetroot or in a warm salad with pear and walnuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproximately 200g. Made with raw milk, and the ingredient list states it is suitable for vegetarians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllergens: milk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Cross Cheese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54222409662807,"sku":"CHE-GOL-FLOWERMARIE-200","price":12.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/3917\/1159\/files\/image_4096cc59-ffa9-41a4-8998-70a1e9b2fa35.webp?v=1785869085"}],"url":"https:\/\/madeinengland.com\/collections\/golden-cross-cheese.oembed","provider":"Made In England","version":"1.0","type":"link"}