Stilton

As it's almost Christmas, and as I haven't written about cheese lately, here's a bit about Stilton, which is one of the traditional English Christmas treats and is a cheese which has been made for almost 300 years.
There is a village in Huntingdonshire ( a vanished county, now part of Cambridgeshire) called Stilton, after which the cheese seems too have been named, although apparently no Stilton has ever been made there !
It's a tangy blue cheese, goes well with some fresh bread and a pint, or after a meal with a glass of port. Its manufacture is strictly controlled so that it can only be produced in six dairies in the English midlands - and there is an "official" website with lots of information, so I won't write any more. Visit the website here ! And eat large quantities of it - it makes an excellent Christmas present, so drop hints !!