Prandial Conversations (was Re: Chocolate Search)

[Carol]

Katie wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> not every American is raised on Hershey's chocolate and crappy 
> cheddar cheese. <snip> I hate any kind of processed cheese, and I have 
> been known to travel 50 miles or more for a good cheese shop <snip>
 
Carol responds:

The stuff that Kraft labels "American cheese" isn't even cheese, nor
is Velveeta, which is (IMO) even fouler. I'm not sure that they're
labeled "cheddar"; if they are, they shouldn't be. Processed cheese is
an abomination and should not be inflicted on anyone.

I'm not sure where the cheese I like comes from, other than the
grocery store <wink>, but I generally buy longhorn cheddar or colby
(occasionally, mozzarella), the kind of mild cheeses that make lovely,
stringy grilled cheese sandwiches (or lasagna, if I'm in the mood for  
actual cooking, which rarely happens these days).

Carol, who wouldn't travel fifty miles just to buy cheese but would
never, ever, ever eat or buy the processed stuff that masquerades as
American "cheese"