10am to 4pm

The course

We shall be making a number of different styles of cheese from skim milk cheese to cheddering, cottage cheese to ‘green cheese’. Looking in detail at a number of historical cheese recipes from the 16th, 17th 18th and 19th centuries.
Expect to go home smelling faintly cheesy!
Some prior knowledge fo dairying is expected.

The tutor

Ruth Goodman is a leading member of the Tudor Group, an historical interpretation society which concentrates on the Tudor period.  She is particularly interested in the domestic tasks of ordinary people, cooking, cleaning, brewing and dairy work, as shown on the ‘Victorian Farm’ TV programme. She has undertaken work at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, The Mary Rose, St Fagan's Museum and Ulster History Parks as well as events for the National Trust and English Heritage.

Participant information

Places are limited to 8 participants. 
Please wear appropriate clothing as we will be using real fires (long trousers from natural materials and no open toe shoes) and please remember that the smell of stale milk can linger.

Fee

£60 per person, to include tuition, teas and coffees. The Museum café will be open or you can bring a packed lunch. 

The Museum

The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum has over 45 historic building exhibits.  It is also home to the award winning and innovative Downland Gridshell, which houses a conservation workshop and artefact store, and is also used for many practical courses.  The Museum runs a full programme of courses in historic building conservation and traditional rural trades and crafts, along with MSc programmes in Building Conservation and Timber Building Conservation. Please telephone for further details.

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This is an initial booking request form, and does not guarantee a place on the course. The Adult Learning Team will check the availability of the course, and reply to you as soon as possible - usually within one working day.