[Sca-cooks] Green Cheese, just like the moon is made of...

[kingstaste at mindspring.com]

Someone on the Food and Feasts list turned this up.
Christianna

I hadn't heard of it, but fortunately there's cheese.com:

http://www.cheese.com/product_info.php?products_id=186

"This is a green veined, semi-hard vegetarian cheese with a delightful, 
mild sage flavor. The custom of adding sage to Derby cheese began in the 
seventeenth century, when the herb was widely believed to possess 
health-giving properties, and gives the cheese another subtle level of 
flavor. Originally, Sage Derby was only made for festive occasions such 
as Harvest and Christmas, but today it is available all year round. 
These days, the process has changed some, but the flavor is still 
distinct and delightful, developing further with maturity."

Country: England
Region: Derbyshire
Milk: Cow
Rind: Natural rind, often dusted with sage.
Aging: 1 to 6 months
Recommended wines: mellow and fruity wines
Consistency: Firm
Taste: Pastoral, distinctly sage-ey
Brand name: Ford Farms
Rennet: Vegetable
Height: 2
Length: 5
Width: 3

-Lorenz