The Worlds Best Cheddar

Taylor Parsons

overviewWhat is Cheese

The BeginningThe Transformation

The ChangeCheesesAwards

Visiting Cabot

Where does Cheese Come From?

What is cheese?

A food consisting of coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from

the whey

Cheese Making Steps• Pasteurize• Ripening• Renneting• Cutting• Cooking• Draining

• Salting• Pressing• Drying• Waxing• Aging

The Beginning • All started in 1919.• 94 Vermont dairy

farmers purchased the Cabot Village creamery.

• They had the idea to take their left over milk and make butter.

• Started under the name Rosedale.

The Transformation• During the 1930’s

people started moving to the cities.

• With this came the need to ship their products.

• Cabot soon started shipping milk to bottling companies.

• Also shipping cheese, butter and cottage cheese.

The Change• By the 1980’s the

number of total farms in Vermont dropped by 2,000.

• By then Cabot dropped the name Rosedale.

• In 1992 they merged with Agri-Mark Inc.

• Combining to total 1,500 farmer owners and four processing facilities.

• Since then Cabot has become extensive and world know and loved.

Cabot best

Pepper Jack• A medium heat cheese• Monterey Jack Cheese• With Jalapeño picante

pepper spice

Cabot best

Hot Habanero• A very high heat cheese• Mixed of habanera

peppers• Made with Cabot’s

natural Cheddar

Cabot BestExtra Sharp

Cheddar• Aged 12-14 months• A winner of many

awards• Different taste every

batch

Awards• 2008 :-National Milk Producers Federation

Contest Overall Best Cheddar, Best of Class, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar Best of Class, Cabot 50% Reduced Fat Jalapeño Cheddar Best of Class, Cabot Cottage Cheese

American Cheese Society Best of Class, Low Fat Cheese, Cabot 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar

World Championship Cheese Contest Top Scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar, Cabot 75% Reduced Fat Cheddar

• 2007 : -American Cheese Society

Best of Class, Cabot 3-Year Old Cheddar Best of Class, Cabot Créme Fraiche Best of Class, Cabot Salted Butter Best of Class, Cabot Unsalted Butter

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest Top Scoring Reduced Fat Cheddar, Cabot 50% Reduced Fat Jalapeño Cheddar

World Cheese Awards Silver Medal, Cabot Old School Cheddar, 5-year old Silver Medal, Cabot Vintage Choice Cheddar

Cabot Village,

VT

Quechee Gorge, VT

Waterbury/Stowe, VT

Where to

find us

• Works Cited

• Cabot Cheese - Award Winning Vermont cheddar. Web. 05 Oct.

2009. <http://www.cabotcheese.coop>.

• "Cheese - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary."

Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 07 Oct.

2009. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheese>.

• "The Cheese Making Process and Using Cheese Making

Equipment." Fermented Foods You Can Make Yourself. Web. 06

Oct. 2009. <http://www.leeners.com/cheese-making-process.html>.