Potted Cheshire Cheese - cooking recipe

Ingredients

225 g grated cheshire cheese
50 g softened butter
1 dash ground mace or 1 dash allspice
2 tablespoons sweet sherry or 2 tablespoons madeira wine
melted butter, for sealing

Preparation

Mix the cheese,softened butter and spice. You may need to adjust the amount of butter depending on how dry the cheese is. Beat thoroughly. Add the sherry and mix through.
Press the mixture into small pots or ramekins and smooth down the top.
Pour a layer of melted butter over the top to seal, and refrigerate. Give time for flavours to blend.
Remove from refrigerator one hour before serving.