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of our products is chosen for its high quality. We always guarantee any product
you purchase from us. Should any item not meet your expectations, for any reason,
please let us know, and we will immediately send a replacement or refund your
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Our
cheddar is a natural, premium grade, white cheddar made in New York State from
whole milk. Each year 12 tons of this wonderful cheddar is made for us and we
age it slowly at uniform low temperatures for two full years to give it
the delicious, smoooth, zesty flavor which has inspired our customers to label
our cheddar is the "World's Greatest."
This
premium quality New York State Cheddar is made from whole, pasterized milk gathered
cows grazing on the lush "first grass" of spring. Milk at this time
has a rich flavor for cheese. No Chemical additives and no added coloring, ours
is a pure, natural cheddar.
We cut each cheddar block by hand with an old-fashioned wire slicer and wrap it
fresh for you. The block you receive is not vacuum-sealed and will keep a minimum
of 4 weeks in your refrigerator. Your cheddar will have the fullest flavor when
you allow it to come room temperature before using it.
We
are currently cutting Cheddar made in June of 2007. We sell twelve tons
of Harman's Really-Aged Cheddar each year. If you are in our area, we invite
you to stop in for a taste. The sample table is always available for our customers.
"Best
cheese in America"
CHEESE
CARE: Keep Harman's Aged Cheddar wrapped
airtight in your refrigerator and it should keep a minimum of four weeks.
Remember Harman's Aged Cheddar tastes best when served at room temperature.
Harman's Aged Cheddar may also be frozen to have on hand for those
special recipes.
Harman's
Hickory-Smoked Cheddar Cheese:
In
2003, we introduced our smoked cheddar. We have our own Aged Cheddar locally
smoked just enough to enhance the flavor without masking our cheddar's unique
taste.
Sugarbush Farm Vermont Cheeses:
We
carry the hard-to-find Sage Cheddar, Green Mt. Jack, Horseradish Cheddar, and
Lite Cheddar (that cuts cholesterol and calories but not taste). The most popular
of the Sugarbush cheeses is their cheddar with horseradish, and often you can
find we have some of that out on the sample table.
Grafton
Village Cheese Company Garlic Cheese:
This
all-natural Cheddar is naturally aged and has pure garlic added for flavor. It's
our newest addition to our family of cheeses.
Crowley
Cheeses:
These
cheeses were made by hand in Vermont's oldest cheese factory since 1882; but last
summer they stopped production. We have hopes that they will resume in the future
and we will keep you posted.
Our spreads
were voted the best "Party Food" in NH for 2004!
Cheddar Cheese
Cocktail Spreads:
Our
mix of Harman's Really-Aged Cheddar with fine Old Sandeman Oporto Wine make two
unusual and delightful Cheese Spreads. One is "spiked" with Courvoisier
"Napoleon" Cognac and the other is flavored with Old Jamaica Rum. Both
are lightly spiced. It's John Harman's original recipe and customers keep coming
back for more. These spreads will keep in your refrigerator for months. Serve
at room temperature on Vermont Common Crackers or Westminster Crackers.
CRACKERS:
Vermont
Old-Fashioned Common Crackers:
The
original "cracker barrel" biscuits, made in Vermont since 1828. These
are easy to split into the signature round shape, and the "common" flavor
does not detract from the taste of the cheese or other toppings. These crackers
are wonderful in the broiler with your favorite canapé topping and are
the cracker of choice for Common Cracker Pudding. You may crumb these crackers
to use as breadings, in scalloped dishes, in fruit crisps, and in your favorite
poultry stuffings. Choose from the original Common Cracker (bite size or
the regular 2" diameter) or their Cheese Cracker with cheddar cheese
baked into the common cracker. If you visit us, you'll always find Vermont Common
Crackers out for sampling.
Westminster
Old-Fashioned Cracker Squares or Rounds:
In
1828, Alfred Wyman created the first Westminster cracker. Now, four generations
later, the cracker is still available. Using all natural ingredients, this firm
and flaky cracker is a favorite of many cracker lovers. I They are low in fat
and salt and have no preservatives, no cholesterol, no sugar, no hydrogenated
oil; but with great taste. They are wonderful with soups, salads, chili, as a
base for hors d'oeuvres. They are great with peanut butter and
jelly, and, of course, Harman's Cheddar also sits on it well! We also carry their
Soup and Chowder Oyster Crackers.
Maple
Syrup is gathered during a very short season in late winter and early spring.
It takes nights below freezing and warm days to encourage the sap to run the heaviest.
Once the tree starts to bud then the "sugaring" season has finished.
An average of four maple trees, each at least 40 years old, are needed to yield
enough sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. Forty gallons of sap makes just
one gallon of maple syrup. If you are lucky enough to visit a Sugar House when
the sap is being boiled into syrup, you'll enjoy the delicious aroma in the air.
Maple Syrup: Harman's Cheese
& Country Store offers three varieties of Grade A Syrup in quantities ranging
from only two ounces up to a gallon.
Grade A Light
Amber - Delightful
mild and subtle maple flavor.Grade A Medium Amber
- Most popular choice with a distinct maple flavor. Great all-around use.
Grade A Dark Amber - Heartier flavor for those that
love the taste of maple. Popular both for table use and in the kitchen.
Grade
B - Strong maple flavor
with a dark color. Many consider this the best Maple Syrup for all kinds of cooking
(and some prefer this for the table, too),
MAPLE
SYRUP STORAGE:
Maple syrup keeps indefinitely.
After opening, keep the syrup in the refrigerator or in the freezer. The syrup
will not freeze and holds its flavor well.
If a coating should form on the syrup, boil the syrup and skim off the resulting foam.
Let the syrup cool and return it to the refrigerator.
Harman's
Cheese & Country Store carries
local Sugar Hill syrup from Bo's Sugar Shack and Fuller's Sugarhouse Maple Syrup
from Lancaster, NH. We also have an assortment of decorative glass bottles of
maple syrup and several delicious products made with maple syrup..
The
Maple Syrup Legend:
"Best cheese & syrup in the world! ... and the friendliest
service."
Maple
syrup is a unique American delicacy and the art of making it is a tradition originally
learned from local Native Americans. Iroquois legend says that one spring day,
the tribe's chief pulled his tomahawk out of a sugar maple tree, where he had
put it for safekeeping, and left a gash in the tree. As the day got warmer, the
tree sap flowed out of this gash into a bowl that had been left, by chance, next
to the tree.
The
chief's wife went looking for some water to cook their supper in. She saw the
"water" in this bowl and decided to use it. She boiled her meat in this
"water." The delicious maple odor that resulted was so enticing that
the chief couldn't wait to eat his meal. The meat was the best he had ever tasted.
The
legend states (as many legends do) that from that day on, maple sap was gathered
and boiled down into syrup for cooking. Thankfully for us, the Indians shared
their secret of maple syrup.
MAPLE
PRODUCTS:
Candy
& Nuts:
We
have New Hampshire-made 100% pure maple candy in assorted shapes: a moose head,
Mr. or Mrs. Maple, or a Santa will be just perfect for that special someone with
a sweet tooth. Try our selection of Maple Brittles - made with your choice of
peanuts, walnuts, cashews, or almonds. Or maybe you'd like maple popcorn? Nut
fanciers will enjoy our cashews, pecans, almonds, and walnuts coated in maple
sugar.
Granulated
Maple Sugar & Maple Cream:
Both
of these products are made entirely from 100% maple syrup. Try them on toast,
over pancakes and waffles, or where ever you would use regular sugar.
Still
more Maple Products:
Our
area has found many uses for Maple Syrup. You'll find it in salad dressings, BBQ
sauces, teriyaki marinades, mustards, chutneys, pumpkin butter, ice cream toppings
like our Chocolate Peanut Butter Maple Mudd, and even in a Maple Pepper! We carry
all of these items and are always have an eye out for new & delicious uses
of maple syrup.
"Mmm
- Maple Candy"
PANCAKE,
WAFFLE, COFFEE CAKE, BROWN BREAD MIXES:
Pancake
& Waffle Mixes: we couldn't have Maple Syrup without pancake mixes, could
we? We've found some of the best to offer you.
Just
a few miles down the road, Polly's Pancake Parlor
serves up some of best pancakes in our area. It's a popular stop for locals and
tourists alike. We are offering three of their popular pancake mixes: Original,
Oatmeal-Buttermilk, Wholewheat, Buckwheat and Gluten-Free
Cornmeal-Rice .
From Rhode Island, we offer Kenyon's
wonderful stone-ground mixes. The most popular is their Buttermilk &
Honey Pancake mix that combines flour, graham flour, dry buttermilk, dry
honey, baking powder, salt, and baking soda into a hard-to-top mixture. For those
that want a hardier pancake, we have their Honey Buckwheat Pancake Mix.
Then for those that really want to try some classics, there's the Johnny
Cake Corn Meal (pure white corn meal) and the Brown Bread Mix to
make that wonderful steamed brown bread to accompany those baked beans that have
been simmering for hours. Closer to home, the
Littleton Grist Mill grinds up some wonderful
mixes. We carry their Buckwheat Pancake Mix. The Grist Mill is only
ten miles away.