Did you cut the cheese?

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On January 20, get ready to ‘havarti’ a ‘gouda’ time, because it’s National Cheese Lover’s Day! Have you ever wondered how the first human discovered cheese? We’ve wondered that too, and we’ll probably never find out. All we know is that it was love at first bite; when the first human tasted the salty, tangy, delicious goodness of cheese, they were hooked. And we can definitively say that human history was forever changed. Cheese might have had mysterious beginnings over 7,000 years ago, but it’s insanely popular today. In the U.S, one-third of all milk produced in this country goes into cheese production. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry! We’re ready to celebrate it.

During the Roman Empire, cheesemaking had widely become a valued practice in the Middle East and Europe. Thousands of years ago, milk was transported by people by storing it in the stomachs of sheep. When left for a few days, the milk would separate into whey and curd. Retaining this residue and preserving it with salt led to the formation of cheese. Today, there are more than 1,800 types of cheese in the world.

Cheese production started in America after English dairy farmers brought their farming and cheesemaking knowledge with them to New English colonies.

The first farmstead cheese factory was opened in Koshkonong, Wisconsin.

 

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Oh man...

 

A day dedicated to @Achto and @WHX??...

 

They gonna have big (cheese) heads all day... 

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4 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

A day dedicated to @Achto and @WHX??...

 

 

If only there was a beer & cheese day. Oh wait! That's every day in Wisconsin. 

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1 hour ago, Achto said:

beer & cheese day.

Cheese & tinney day?!?!? Oh yeah baby ... throw in some good summer sausage just to keep things mooovin ...