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Edam - LoveToKnow 1911 (364 words) |
 | Edam has some trade in timber, while shipbuilding, rope-spinning and salt-boiling are also carried on. |
| Edam took its name and origin from the dam built on the little river Ye which joined the great Purmer lake close by. |
| In the next century Edam was a great shipbuilding centre, and nearly the whole of Admiral de Ruyter's fleet was built here; but in the same century the harbour began to get blocked up, and the importance and industrial activity of the city slowly waned. |
| Edam (cheese) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (277 words) |
| Edam cheese (Edammer in Dutch) is a Dutch cheese that is traditionally sold as spheres with pale yellow interior and a coat of red or yellow paraffin. |
| It is named after the town of Edam in the province of North Holland. |
| Edam coated with fl wax rather than the usual red or yellow has aged for at least 17 weeks. |
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