Lucy Appleby
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Florence Lucy Appleby, née Walley MBE
(1 February 1920 – 24 April 2008) was a British
traditional cheesemaker
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Born at Lighteach Farm in Whitchurch, Shropshire
, she attended Whitchurch High School
and later went on to Reaseheath College
. There she learnt to make cheese. After leaving college she meet farmer Lancelot Appleby, whom she later married. After raising her children she returned to cheese-making using her own recipe. She used unpasteurised milk and wrapped the cheese in calico binding instead of wax. Appleby always said that wax does not allow the cheese to breathe.
She originally sold the cheese through the Milk Marketing Board
. In the early 1980s she started using the family name. Appleby was one of the few cheesemakers to ignore industrial methods and stick to original methods. Other cheesemakers turned to the new methods following competition from supermarkets. In 1982 she cut ties with the Milk Marketing Board.
Lance Appleby died in 2003 and her son, Robert, died in 2002. Lucy Appleby died on 24 April, 2008.
MBE
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(1 February 1920 – 24 April 2008) was a British
United Kingdom
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traditional cheesemaker
Cheesemaker
A cheesemaker is a person who makes cheese.The craft of making cheese dates back at least 4,000 years. Archaeological evidence exists of cheesemaking by the ancient Egyptian civilizations....
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Born at Lighteach Farm in Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a market town in Shropshire, England on the border between England and Wales. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the town is 8,673, with a more recent estimate putting the population of the town at 8,934...
, she attended Whitchurch High School
Whitchurch High School
Whitchurch High School is a large, co-educational, comprehensive secondary school in the suburb of Whitchurch in Cardiff, Wales. It is considered to be one of the better secondary schools in Cardiff, and was described in its 2009 Estyn report as a 'good school' which is 'moving forward from...
and later went on to Reaseheath College
Reaseheath College
Reaseheath College is a land-based further education college, mainly located in the village of Worleston in Cheshire, England. It opened in 1921....
. There she learnt to make cheese. After leaving college she meet farmer Lancelot Appleby, whom she later married. After raising her children she returned to cheese-making using her own recipe. She used unpasteurised milk and wrapped the cheese in calico binding instead of wax. Appleby always said that wax does not allow the cheese to breathe.
She originally sold the cheese through the Milk Marketing Board
Milk Marketing Board
The Milk Marketing Board was a government agency established in 1933 to control milk production and distribution in the United Kingdom. It functioned as buyer of last resort in the British milk market, thereby guaranteeing a minimum price for milk producers...
. In the early 1980s she started using the family name. Appleby was one of the few cheesemakers to ignore industrial methods and stick to original methods. Other cheesemakers turned to the new methods following competition from supermarkets. In 1982 she cut ties with the Milk Marketing Board.
Lance Appleby died in 2003 and her son, Robert, died in 2002. Lucy Appleby died on 24 April, 2008.