Cheese making utensils
A selection of utensils used by West Yorkshire farming people to make cheese in their farmhouses, based on illustrations in the book "Life and tradition in the Yorkshire Dales" by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby, 1967. The utensils are most likely late 19th or early 20th century in date but their precursors are likely to have been similar which mean I may be able to include something like them in a reconstruction drawing I am working on. The items are 1, a bridge. 2, tin cheese kettle. 3, breaker (to break the whey). 4, Copper cheese kettle. 5, a grinder. 6, cheese moulds or chesfords and a sinker, or lid. These would be used on the cheese press to shape the cheese. It was relaxing to do some quick sketches and apply a bit of watercolour without worrying about getting the ellipses correct.
Cheese making utensils
A selection of utensils used by West Yorkshire farming people to make cheese in their farmhouses, based on illustrations in the book "Life and tradition in the Yorkshire Dales" by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby, 1967. The utensils are most likely late 19th or early 20th century in date but their precursors are likely to have been similar which mean I may be able to include something like them in a reconstruction drawing I am working on. The items are 1, a bridge. 2, tin cheese kettle. 3, breaker (to break the whey). 4, Copper cheese kettle. 5, a grinder. 6, cheese moulds or chesfords and a sinker, or lid. These would be used on the cheese press to shape the cheese. It was relaxing to do some quick sketches and apply a bit of watercolour without worrying about getting the ellipses correct.