SC - red cheese and contrafact

[Ian van Tets]

Hi people,

according to a herbal I came across many years ago (and no, I didn't 
keep a reference, silly me) lady's bedstraw, which was apparently 
used by the celts on a fairly regular basis for cheesemaking, leaves 
a red colour in the cheese, and this is the precedent for Red 
Leicester cheese.  Now I realise that this little piece of drivel is 
of no historical import whatsoever, but it might give you somewhere 
to start in looking for justification of red cheeses.  Anatto, 
though, is a totally different story...

Contrafact is a standard term in early music, and basically means 
filk.  You have a piece of music, you put your own words to it, and 
voila, you're a composer.  Translate into cookery.

Incidentally, if anyone wants Middle High German translated, I do 
have a degree in the topic, though to be honest, I don't think such a 
thing necessary.  If you know English and New High, it really isn't a 
problem.  Now Gothic is a challenge, but then it's all theological 
treatises...

Is there a reason the recipes for Chawettys, etc that came just 
recently were all truncated?  Could the whole of each recipe be 
re-sent?  Many thanks.

Cairistiona
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