{"id":722,"date":"2020-05-30T13:23:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T13:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/?p=722"},"modified":"2020-09-09T13:08:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T13:08:32","slug":"stilton-blue-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/?p=722","title":{"rendered":"Stilton, Blue Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Sunday, May 24, I started a wheel of Stilton.  I haven&#8217;t made many blues cheeses so I don&#8217;t have much experience to draw on. I was following the recipe from Cheesemaking.com and it was a ton of steps.  It was past midnight before I went to bed, good thing it was a holiday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, This post is to track the dates for aging and piercing of the wheels. They look great so far, so I will add a picture soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 28th we need to pierce it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stilton2-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Stilton in the Frig\" class=\"wp-image-748\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stilton2-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stilton2-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stilton2-768x1365.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stilton2-864x1536.jpg 864w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/stilton2.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>Stilton at 6 weeks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stilton-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-773\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stilton-576x1024.jpeg 576w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stilton-169x300.jpeg 169w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stilton-768x1365.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stilton-864x1536.jpeg 864w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stilton-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stilton.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>Stilton at 8 weeks.<br \/><br \/><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com\/v\/t51.2885-15\/sh0.08\/e35\/s640x640\/117315048_2447541842204494_6760378839410901847_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.cdninstagram.com&amp;_nc_cat=110&amp;_nc_ohc=-iXGcRp6_7AAX9rLOGc&amp;oh=2343165688e895148c37a03932b6e00b&amp;oe=5F5DFA1A\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Last week I cut into the smaller wheel. It was earthy and a little weird, but everyone who tried it liked it.<br \/><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>August 23rd or so it will be ready to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"519\" src=\"http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/stilton_cut.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-830\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/stilton_cut.jpg 750w, http:\/\/cheese.sunspotdesign.com\/cheese\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/stilton_cut-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>The finished Stilton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of August I was ready to try the Stilton.  It wasn&#8217;t as creamy as I hoped but it had a great taste.  I hope to remake it soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, May 24, I started a wheel of Stilton. 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