Gervais
(ʒɛrve)
[f. the name of Charles Gervais, French cheese-maker (1830–92).]
In full Gervais cheese. The proprietary name of a soft, creamy cheese.
| 1896 Long & Benson Cheese v. 60 The Gervais cheese is a delicate little luxury produced..by M. Gervais and M. Pommel... Gervais is a mixture of cream and milk. 1902 [see bondon]. 1950 J. G. Davis Dict. Dairying 120 Gervais cheese. This is a popular French soft cheese and is usually made from two parts of whole milk and one of thin cream. 1951 E. David French Country Cooking 197 Pound 6 ozs. of Petit Suisse (Pommel) or Demi-Sel (Gervais) cheeses with ½ teacup of cream or milk. |