Stilton Scoop & Cheese

 So, after all the taste testing on the various blue cheeses, we settled on one and drove it to Kentucky for Christmas.  We put it on a pedestal, as anyone would do with such a beautiful bit of cheese, added some pretty ribbon, and stuck in the gorgeous Stilton Scoop made especially for us by Sylvia, Will's mum/my mother-in-law. 

I have to say, it looked almost like Excalibur and the Stone, as it sat on my parents' counter.  Only this was much easier to remove....

It was quite the hit: several family members and friends thoroughly enjoyed digging in and scooping out a bit of Stilton.   Hopefully two and half pounds of cheese will make it through the holidays!

(A not-so focused close up of the hallmarks: The Diamond Jubilee mark being on top)