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Edam

noun

Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering.

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"Edam" Quotes from Famous Books

... The funniest thing was that it smelled of cheese—a delicious smell that seemed a part of the town's tranquillity, just as the perfume seems part of a flower. In most of the pretty old houses with their glittering ornamental tiles, there was some sign of cheese-making; and all the people of Edam must have been busy making it, as we ...

— The Chauffeur and the Chaperon • C. N. Williamson

... "Nothing but an old Edam cheese," said this true-hearted soldier of mine. I knew it was not a cheese, but said no more. I stood up on the box, watched the firing like a man, and went quietly back into the quarters. After retiring, ...

— Vanished Arizona - Recollections of the Army Life by a New England Woman • Martha Summerhayes

... of cheese shown at e, Fig. 4, is known as EDAM CHEESE. It is a hard rennet cheese of a red color and is mild in flavor. This kind of cheese is molded into the shape of a ball, the outside of which is usually dyed red, and will keep for a long period of time. Edam cheese is one of the important products of the Netherlands, ...

— Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 - Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables • Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

... one of these mutts with an Edam title jumped off an ocean liner, and immediately the price of padlocks rose to the highest point ever ...

— You Should Worry Says John Henry • George V. Hobart

Words linked to "Edam" : cheese