{"product_id":"history-of-stilton-cheese","title":"History of Stilton Cheese","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStilton\u003c\/em\u003e, the king of English cheese, is unique to the three East Midland counties of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.\u003c\/strong\u003e The name \u003cem\u003eStilton\u003c\/em\u003e is a certification trademark vested in the Stilton Cheese Makers' Association, ensuring that \u003cem\u003eStilton cheeses\u003c\/em\u003e are made to the traditional recipe, in the traditional way. Stilton cannot, by law, be manufactured anywhere else in the world except the three counties mentioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally marketed from the small town of \u003cem\u003eStilton\u003c\/em\u003e, now in Cambridgeshire, the cheese became well known through the activities of Cooper Thornhill, of the Bell Inn, in the 1740s. This remarkable man was the East of England representative of Coutts \u0026amp; Co., the London bankers. He was assisted by an able dairywoman and cheesemaker, Frances Pawlett, of Wymondham in Leicestershire. Thornhill used his entrepreneurial skills to bring \u003cem\u003eStilton\u003c\/em\u003e to the London markets, and to ensure that hundreds of small dairies flourished in the region that is still the home of the cheese to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of \u003cem\u003eStilton cheese\u003c\/em\u003e and a photographic record of the people, places and dairies associated with one of the finest foods ever produced.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226781208920,"sku":"9780750944168","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750944168_35fcb1d6-4a3d-4546-8e96-6cc747091a73.jpg?v=1764919816","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/history-of-stilton-cheese","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}