Tea at Trianon: College Dairies

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

College Dairies

From Southern Living:

What is the Clemson ‘55 Exchange Creamery known for? Made through the creamery, the most well-known product is an artisan blue cheese with a unique origin: It was first cured in the Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel.

With increased output, the cheese is now cured on campus in 288-gallon vats before being salted, waxed, aged for six months, scraped, and packed by hand for sale. The name of the dairy itself has a sweet history; it comes from a 1955 class gift.

The Clemson 55 Exchange Creamery isn’t just about the cheese; students have hands-on roles throughout the dairy processes and serve nearly 200 gallons of ice cream a week. Billed as “Where Tradition Flavors the Future," the ‘55 Exchange provides dairy and community flavor through signature Clemson Wild Tiger™ and Classic original offerings. (Read more.)