1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

CHAPTER VIII rrrr *' Clieese is but a peevist elf^ It digests all except itself,"

Cheese is one of the most valuable of foods, and contains, in one pound, as much nutriment as is contained in two pounds of beef. In its raw state it is rather difficult of digestion to some, but this it somewhat overcome by cooking. A small amount of bi- carbonate of soda should always be added to cooked cheese. In the face of this, it seems strange that cheese should be eaten to aid digestion, but a small portion of very rich cheese eaten after a hearty dinner aids that function wonderfully. The various popular brands of cheese take their names from the places where they are made. Many foreign cheeses are now so well imi- tated in this country as to render im- 67