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From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Color of cheese. - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 25-Jan-84 09:50:45 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 25 09:50:45 1984
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Plenty of English Cheddar-type cheeses are orange/yellow.  The color
comes from annatto (sp?) seeds, and has been traditionally added to
certain cheeses for hundreds of years.  I say "Cheddar-type" because
there is only one true Cheddar (just as you can't get Champagne from
California). 

=Spencer