ntal sculptures that
are works of art to compare with butter and soap modeling.

P'teux, le, or Fromage Cuit
_Lorraine, France_

Cooked cheese worked with white wine instead of milk, and potted.

Puant Macere
_Flanders_

"The most candidly named cheese in existence." In season from November
to June.

Pultost or Knaost
_Norway_

Sour milk with some buttermilk, farm made in mountains.

Pusztador
_Hungary_

Semihard, Limburger-Romadur type. Full flavor, high scent.

Pyrenees, Fromage des
_France_

A fine mountain variety.

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Quartiolo
_Italy_

Term used to distinguish Parmesan-type cheese made between September
and November.

Quacheq
_Macedonia, Greece_

Sheep, eaten both fresh and ripened.

Quargel _see_ Olmuetzer.

Quartirolo
_Italy_

Soft, cow's milk.

Queijos--Cheeses of the Azores, Brazil and Portugal
_see_ under their local or regional names: Alemtejo, Azeitao, Cardiga,
Ilha, Prato and Serra da Estrella.

Queso Anejo
_Mexico_

White, dry, skim milk.

Queso de Bola
_Mexico_

Whole milk, similar to Edam.

Queso de Cavallo
_Venezuela_

Pear-shaped cheese.

Quesos Cheeses: Blanco, Cartera and Palma Metida _see_ Venezuela.

Queso de Cincho
_Venezuela_

Hard, round orange balls weighing four pounds and wrapped in palm leaves.

Queso de Crema
_Costa Rica_

Similar to soft Brick.

Queso de Hoja, Leaf Cheese
_Puerto Rico_

Named from its appearance when cut, like leaves piled on top of each other.

Queso de Mano
_Venezuela_

Aromatic, sharp, in four-ounce packages.

Queso del Fais, Queso de la Tierra
_Puerto Rico_

White; pressed; semisoft Consumed locally,

Queso de Prensa
_Puerto Rico_

The name means pressed cheese. It is eaten either fresh or after
ripening two or three months.

Queso de Puna
_Puerto Rico_

Like U.S. cottage or Dutch cheese, eaten fresh.

Queso de Tapara
_Venezuela_

Made in Carora, near Barqisimeto, called _tapara_ from the shape and
tough skin of that local gourd. "It is very good fresh, but by the
time it arrives in Carora it is often bad and dry." D.K.K. in _Bueno
Provecho._

Queso Fresco
_El Salvador_

Cottage-cheese type.

Queville _see_ Chapter 3.

Queyras _see_ Champoleon.

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Rabacal
_Coimbra, Portugal_

Semisoft; sheep or goat; thick, round, four to five inches in
diameter. Pleasantly oily, if made from sheep milk.

Rabbit Cheese
_U.S.A._

A playful name for Cheddar two to three years old.

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