My beloved Cheddar - the cheese, the village and the cat
Cats: travels|The cat you see in left margin is called Cheddar.
Cheddar is named after the Village of Cheddar.
The cheese is also named after the village of Cheddar.
I love all of these Cheddars and right now I am lucky enough to be in the village of Cheddar for the next few days.
Cheddar is located in the South West of England in the county of Somerset. I lived here from 1996 to 2002. There have been a few changes. They now have a smoking ban. They’ve got rid of the donut shop in the Cheddar Gorge. And the supermarket giant Tesco has set up shop in the centre of the village, much to the chagrin of the locals.
I haven’t yet seen GT regular commentator Rowan of Cheddar, but plans are in the making.
For the most part, nothing’s changed. It’s like I’ve never been gone.
December 28th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Wouldn’t it be lovely if Cheddar the cat, whom I am sure must also love Cheddar the cheese, could be there with you in Cheddar the village. It does sound charming, despite the Tescos.
December 28th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Cheddar is one of those words that if you say it enough times it begins to sound really bizarre. But the cat is still gorgeous, the town is still charming and the cheese is still delicious - so all is right with the world.
December 29th, 2007 at 7:36 am
Would it sound cheesy if I said I was hungry?
December 30th, 2007 at 8:22 am
It was lovely to see you today G and catch up it has been a long time!(too long),Wow haven’t them kids of yours turned into nice small people. May I correct you on a couple of points about Cheddar? Cheddar was originally called Ceder, meaning ‘Shear Water’ from the Old English scear and Celtic dwr, as listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 .An alternative possible meaning is from Ceodre or ceod meaning a pouch referring to the caves or gorge. Also the most common misconception about Cheddar cheese is that it was first made in Cheddar, it was not, It was made by a man from Cheddar in a small village just on top of the Mendip hills at the top of the gorge. He invented the proses of Cheddaring which is something to do with heating the curd and chopping it up into small cubes to let the whey drain off which is unique to the Cheddar style cheese. The cheese was then named after this new proses! Well there you go history lesson over for today. Hope you took notes there might be a quiz!!
December 31st, 2007 at 6:03 am
In the immortal words of Homer Simpson - “Mmm…. Cheese”
Hope the weather in Cheddar is better than Halifax - Light fluffy snow for a few cm, then followed by sleet/freezing rain - repeat daily.
It’s only thoughts of the R1200GS that are getting me through…
In the words of Merriam-Webster “W007″ (Woot)
December 31st, 2007 at 6:07 am
Hmmm… Cheddar/Ceder - perhaps it is derived from the old French/Gallic for “Cheese eating surrender monkey”
December 31st, 2007 at 1:36 pm
This makes me so hungry for a big wedge of aged cheddar. That’s cheddar, not Cheddar.
January 1st, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I will take a bit out of that cat, please.
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:32 am
As CBC would say: reporting from Cheddar, which is 25 minutes from Bridgwater (without an “e”)…..
Have a great holiday, I’m sure you’re missing the snow and ice.
Over and out: reporting from M.L., which is 14 minutes from Bridgewater (with an “e”)……