Ingredients
Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Salt, Rennet, Vegetable Ash, Annatto, Cultures
MORE ABOUT JASPER HILL FARM MOSES REAPER
- Moses Sleeper is named for a Revolutionary War-era scout, and Moses Reaper is a Halloween-inspired play on this name.
- The orange hue is achieved by adding annatto, an orange-tinted food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree.
- The downy white rind known as a bloomy rind is formed by intentionally cultivated molds that “bloom” on the surface of the cheese.
- The cheese is patted down during the aging process, layering the mold over time to form the delicate rind as the interior paste breaks down and becomes silky and luscious.
- The sprinkling of vegetable ash around which the bloomy rind forms isn’t just a spooky touch. It nods to a traditional practice in affinage that dates back centuries.
- The vegetable ash lowers the cheese’s acidity level, which means the mold rind can grow more quickly and absorb moisture as the cheese dries out.
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