Little Malice <Little Malice >> wrote:

> One time on Usenet, Sqwertz > said:
>
>> It's a grilled ham and cheese topped with more cheese and a white
>> sauce (made with more cheese). The one pictured is a double decker
>> made with Blarney Castle and cheddar cheeses, home made ham, with
>> romano and more blarney in the sauce. Then broiled.
>
> I had to look up Blarney Castle cheese, but I'm glad I did:
>
> "Blarney Castle is a semi-soft cheese with a mild flavor and creamy
> texture similar to a young Gouda."

There are several brands of "Blarney" cheese, but I think only the
Kerrygold brand is called "Blarney Castle" cheese. One site says
it's produced at the castle itself using cows grazing on it's land,
but I don't see how several different dairies can be operating on
the grounds of the castle.

Some sites also claim it a round waxed cheese. The Kerrtygold stuff
is very mass-produced - especially if they're selling it at CostCo
for $4.85/lb.

Joel - do you have an entry for Blarney cheese in that book of
yours?

[Yes, I'm guilty of crossposting. Sheldon is right - I am a
crossposting scumbag singlehandedly responsible for inviting
spammers selling handbags into RFC]

BTW: CostCo is carryoing three Irish cheeses, Kerrygold butter and I
forget which brand of raw corned beef this month. The beef wasn't
too cheap ($4/lb? It BETTER be good for that price)

-sw