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Joseph Harding (Cheese Mill)

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Joseph Harding (born Sturton Farm, Wanstrow, Somerset, England on the 22 March 1805 and died Vale Court Farm, Marksbury, Somerset 1 May 1876) was the inventor of the Cheese Mill[1]

Joseph Harding (Cheddar Cheese)

Joseph Harding is attributed with "an easy way of draining the curds of as much of their moisture as possible. This resulted in a semi-hard, close-textured, non-crumbly cheese, the style universally associated with Cheddar. Harding, born into a cheesemaking family in 1805, was more than any other individual responsible for the international spread of Cheddar as a popular cheese, helping to introduce Cheddar-making into Scotland, and also training American cheesemakers on their visits to Somerset."[2]

Joseph Harding was the second son of Joseph Harding of Sturton Farm and Mary Yeoman of the Great House, Wanstrow.

  1. ^ http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/cheddar-cheese/biography/history-of-cheddar-finished
  2. ^ http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/cheddar-cheese/biography/history-of-cheddar-finished
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