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From: starfire1...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:11 PM To: janetskitc...@yahoogroups.com ; wldmtnhoney...@yahoo.com ; csshalfp...@iowatelecom.net ; recipesandmore@googlegroups.com ; thrifty_co...@yahoogroups.com ; domestic_bl...@yahoogroups.com ; the_roadkill_gour...@yahoogroups.com ; jem...@hotmail.com ; wirthlin...@gmail.com ; grineh...@opencominc.com ; beckhamma...@gmail.com ; valerie2...@aol.com ; lacar...@hotmail.com ; southernn...@yahoogroups.com ; delmascor...@googlegroups.com ; kavr...@comcast.net Subject: [RecipesAndMore] About Cheese Cheese: ~ Cheese takes up about 1/10 the volume of the milk it was made from. ~ In 1936 the first American blue cheese plant was founded by Felix Frederickson in Faribault, Minnesota. ~ Turophilia is a love of or obsession with cheese. ~ Consuming cheese immediately after meals or as a between-meal snack helps to reduce the risk of tooth decay. Certain cheeses - aged Cheddar, Swiss, blue, Monterey Jack, Brie, Gouda and processed American cheese - have been shown to help prevent tooth decay. Calcium, phosphorus and other components in cheese may contribute to this beneficial effect. ~ Richard Nixon liked ketchup on his cottage cheese. ~ More than one-third of all milk produced each year in the U.S. is used to make cheese. ~ The oldest evidence we have of cheese making dates from about 2300 B.C. from the residue in an Egyptian pot. ~ Parmesan cheese probably originated in Parma or in Tuscany in the 11th century. Boccaccio mentioned it in 1364. ~ Philadelphia brand cream cheese is one of the oldest American packaged foods; it went on sale in its protective wrapper in 1885. ~ The United States produces more than 30% of the world's cheese. -- Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -- Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore
