Head cheese the stock as a binder. Head cheese may be flavored with onion, black pepper, allspice, bay leaf, salt, and vinegar. It is usually eaten cold or at room temperature. Historically, meat jellies were made of the cleaned (all organs removed) head of the animal, which was simmered to produce stock, a peasant food made since the Middle Ages. When cooled, the stock congeals because of the natural gelatin found in the skull. The aspic may need additional gelatin, or more often, reduction, to set properly. The term 'head cheese' is used in North America, 'potted heid' in Scotland, 'brawn' elsewhere
The Moon is made of green cheese it was also in use after this time. It likely originated in this formulation in 1546, when "The Proverbs of John Heywood" claimed "the moon is made of a greene cheese." A common variation at that time was "to make one believe the Moon is made of green cheese" ("i.e.", to hoax). In French, there is the proverb ""Il veut prendre la lune avec les dents"" ("He wants to take the moon with his teeth"), alluded to in Rabelais. The characterization is also common in stories of gothamites, including the Moonrakers of Wiltshire, who were said to have taken advantage