Thread: Blessed Are The Cheesemakers

Originally Posted by rovercare

Mr Bush certainly wouldn't do such a thing

Hope his explosions go well with the briquette dust he got me to chase down for him

Ahhh, you had to be there.
My right ears still ringing!

It is a pity that the dairy industry rationalisation and deregulation that was instigated to save the bankrupt Victorian industry spelt doom for almost all the smaller Qld. cheesemakers and all the big ones. Downs Dairy (Unity) did great cheddars and blue vein and Warwick did justly famous cheddar and a Camembert that was sold fresh and not vacuum packed or otherwise sealed. you could let it mature to your own taste. The small and very good Beaudesert specialist cheese factory closed when they could no longer source sufficient milk of the required quality locally as the local dairy industry has almost closed down except for a few supplying whole milk to Brisbane. Kraft closed their major factories at Quinalow and Kenilworth although Kenilworth has reopened under new owners and does a range of specialty cheeses. A few other specialty makers have started up but most seem to think their products are priced according to the gold market.