Neufchatel about a half inch by two inches, eaten fresh or
ripe.

Manicamp
_French Flanders_

In season from October to July.

Mano, Queso de
_Venezuela_

A kind of Venezuelan hand cheese, as its Spanish name translates.
(_See_ Venezuelan.)

Manor House _see_ Herrgardsost.

Manteca, Butter
_Italy_

Cheese and butter combined in a small brick of butter with a covering
of Mozzarella. This is for slicing--not for cooking--which is unusual
for any Italian cheese.

Manur, or Manuri
_Yugoslavia_

Sheep or cow's milk heated to boiling, then cooled "until the fingers
can be held in it". A mixture of fresh whey and buttermilk is added
with the rennet. "The curd is lifted from the whey in a cloth and
allowed to drain, when it is kneaded like bread, lightly salted, and
dried."

Maquee
_Belgium_

Another name for Fromage Mou, Soft Cheese.

Marches
_Tuscany, Italy_

Ewe's milk; hard.

Margarine
_England_

An oily cheese made with oleomargarine.

Margherita
_Italy_

Soft; cream; small.

Marienhofer
_Austria_

Limburger type. About 4-1/2 inches square and 1-1/2 inches thick;
weight about a pound. Wrapped in tin foil.

Maerkisch, or Maerkisch Hand
_Germany_

Soft; smelly; hand type.

Maroilles, Marolles, Marole
_Flanders, France_

Semisoft and semihard, half way between Pont l'Eveque and Limburger.
Full flavor, high smell, reddish brown rind, yellow within. Five
inches square and 2-1/4 inches thick; some larger.

Martha Washington Aged Cheese
_U.S.A._

Made by Kasper of Bear Creek, Wisconsin. (_See under_ Wisconsin in
Chapter 4.)

Mascarpone, or Macherone
_Italy_

Soft; white; delicate fresh cream from Lombardy. Usually packed in
muslin or gauze bags, a quarter to a half pound.

McIntosh
_Alaska_

An early Klondike Cheddar named by its maker, Peter McIntosh, and
described as being as yellow as that "Alaskan gold, which brought at
times about ounce for ounce over mining-camp counters." _The Cheddar
Box_ by Dean Collins.

McLaren's
_U.S.A._

Pioneer club type of snappy Cheddar in a pot, originally made in
Canada, now by Kraft in the U.S.A.

Meadowbloom
_U.S.A._

Made by the Iowa State College at Ames.

Mecklenburg Skim
_Germany_

No more distinguished than most skim-milkers.

Meilbou
_France_

Made in the Champagne district.

Mein Kaese
_U.S.A._

Sharp; aromatic; trade-marked package.

Melfa
_U.S.A._

Excellent for a processed cheese. White; flavorsome. Pa