Review
Giles Milton marks his fiction debut
with an olfactory shaggy dog story that meanders
happily through three hundred years of history and
ten generations of Trencom males, who are linked by
an uncommonly distinguished and sensitive nose, a
love of cheese, and a habit of dying early from
unnatural causes.
Alexander Trencom was killed by a blow to the head
close to his beloved cheese shop in 1728, Samuel
Trencom was crucified on foreign soil in 1769,
Charles Trencom met his early demise with Lord Byron
in Greece in 1824; Henry Trencom was shot in
Constantinople in 1853; Emmanuel was murdered in the
cellars of Trencom's in 1878, and Peregrine Trencom
was killed by Germans during World War II while
defending a small Greek island for no...
Beyond the Book
All About Cheese
Cheese can be made from the the
milk of any mammal capable of
being milked. Simply put, cheese
making is the process of
removing water from milk. The
simplest method is to add an
acid such as lemon juice or
vinegar directly to the milk; an
alternative method uses bacteria
to create an acid in the milk;
the bacteria also provides
flavor and character to the
finished product. The acid
causes the milk protein to
separate into curds (milk
protein solids) and whey
(liquid). The enzyme rennet (or
a...
