Bunghole

[dave moore]

While at sea cheese was sometimes known as Bunghole was it because it bunged your bowels up or another explanation was that it had been use to fill a hole ,no not that one !! but had been used in an emergency to stop water from entering a life boat saving it from sinking .Has any of you knowledgable lot any other ideas.

[Chris Allman]

On the ships I sailed on the consistency of the cheese I remember, would have made it a great ' bung ' for the lifeboats. I tended to steer clear of the cheese as both the cheese itself and the biscuits tended to walk off the plate on their own if you were not quick in grabbing them. Weevils and Cheese mites could be quick runners.

[Red Lead Ted]

While at sea cheese was sometimes known as Bunghole was it because it bunged your bowels up or another explanation was that it had been use to fill a hole ,no not that one !! but had been used in an emergency to stop water from entering a life boat saving it from sinking .Has any of you knowledgable lot any other ideas.

I think your first suggestion is the correct one Dave, And as chris suggests you never saw many mice at sea bloody awful

[Captain Kong]

The Cheese on the Bounty must have been good, Captain Bligh was accused my Christian of sending the ships cheese to his home before the ship sailed from Portsmouth.

[Red Lead Ted]

Thinking about it on your ordinary cargo boat of any companies the only cheese I can remember was Edam, And I cant recall to many if any menu,s that where cheese based Terry.

[robpage]

Clan Line had Danish Blue or Edam

[Keith at Tregenna]

Historically, we take cheese seriously in Wales.

CARMARTHEN CHEESE RIOT - 1818.
200th Anniversary.

The Carmarthen Cheese Riot occurred on 25th September 1818. It was a disturbance that happened when a crowd of people prevented a consignment of cheese from being loaded onto a ship docked at Carmarthen. A second attempt was made two days later, this time, however, not only were the goods stopped from going on board, the vessel was also ransacked.

Cheese had become a vital part of many people's diet as a substitute for meat as a source of protein. To see it being sent for export instead of being made available to the people of Carmarthen was the flashpoint for the riot. Order was only regained when the merchants decided to distribute the cheese locally.

The background to this incident lay in the difficult and challenging economic situation at the time, which was impacted by many issues.

The Enclosure Acts which had been introduced since 1750 resulted bigger privately owned estates and the only way for the vast majority of people to continue farming was through tenancy. By the 19th century approximately 90% of agricultural land was being farmed this way. The arrival of farm produce from Europe increased dramatically following Britain's victory in the Napoleonic Wars. This resulted in a decrease in the price of Britain's home grown produce which combined with a series of poor harvests and the additional financial burden of toll-gates and Church tithes drove many tenant farmers into poverty and resulted in a shortage of food.

Keith.

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[robpage]

When you look at the performance of Hill Farmers , times have not changed , many farmers are struggling , even the big ones with massive overdrafts , Dairy , milk prices are often less than 30 years ago , It costs 30p/litre to produce milk as a living , many farmers are getting 25p , losing money on every litrre

[Doc Vernon]

Just Bung him in the Hole (Ships that is) and throw him a piece of the worst Cheese! LOL

[happy daze john in oz]

We have had over the past year or so a number of 'odd' members who would have been perfect for blocking up holes.


Cheese on the liners, all good stuff, not just Cheddar but Camembert, Blue Stilton, Wenslydale, Red Leicester, Brie and a few others.

But I knew a few second cook and brick layers who could have made some great bunghole from the dough they used to make what they called bread.
Bread, even the bloody sea gulls did not like it.