Sage derby cheese.

Sage Derby, pronounced "darby", is a green veined, semi-hard cheese with a mild sage flavour. The first Sage Derby production began in the seventeenth century in England. The green color comes from sage and colouring added to the curds, producing a marbling effect and subtle herb flavour. The color is obtained either by mixing sage leaves in the curd before pressing, or by the addition to the main curd of "green curd" obtained by the aid of the juice of green corn. In the latter case, the sage flavor is obtained by the use of sage extract. Parsley, spinach and marigold leaves, bruised and steeped before use, are sometimes employed in place of sage leaves. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 118 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sage Derby cheese... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 118 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Sage Derby cheese... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... Binomial name Salvia officinalis L. Sage leaves Common sage (Salvia officinalis) is a small evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Curd is a dairy product obtained by curdling (coagulating) milk with rennet or an edible acidic substance such as lemon juice or vinegar and then draining off the liquid portion (called whey). ... Species Percentages are relative to US RDI values for adults. ... Binomial name Spinacia oleracea L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Species About 20, see text : also numerous garden hybrids and cultivars The marigolds, genus Calendula L., are a genus of about 20 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region and Macaronesia. ...

Originally, Sage Derby was only made for festive occasions such as harvest and Christmas, but today it is available all year round.

Trivia

In Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch, one of the cheeses requested is "Japanese" Sage Derby, but no such cheese exists. Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... The Cheese Shop sketch is a famous sketch from Monty Pythons Flying Circus. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 edition of The Grocer's Encyclopedia.