hexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe Cheese Press Stones that teeter above the valley of Kingsdalelemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up191arrow-down1imageThe Cheese Press Stones that teeter above the valley of Kingsdalelemmy.worldhexual@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIn what way does this relate to cheese?
minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThey look like cheese pressing stones. Hence the name.
minus-squarehexual@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoEssentially the boulders are reminiscent of actual cheese press stones, or tethering stones. Here’s one on eBay, as a reference.
minus-squareGregorech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThe press cheese. It’s in the name.
minus-squareCeruleanRuin@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m guessing there was a wooden frame and ropes to go with them. Cheese wrapped in fabric or placed in a mold was placed on top of one stone while the other stone was lowered onto the cheese to squeeze out all the moisture.
In what way does this relate to cheese?
They look like cheese pressing stones. Hence the name.
Ah, thanks.
Essentially the boulders are reminiscent of actual cheese press stones, or tethering stones. Here’s one on eBay, as a reference.
The press cheese. It’s in the name.
How does that work?
I’m guessing there was a wooden frame and ropes to go with them. Cheese wrapped in fabric or placed in a mold was placed on top of one stone while the other stone was lowered onto the cheese to squeeze out all the moisture.