On Mar 2, 8:56*am, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>
> > That government cheese was actually good. *Back in the 80's they
> > (Reagan?) released a bunch of it -- cost too much to store it IIRC --
> > and the county commissioner gave every family a 5 pounds block of it.
>
> I remember the 5 pound block of cheese from Grandma. *If I saw the stuff
> in stores I'd buy it. *Slice it and freeze it in small bags.

Actually, government cheese was pasteurized process American cheese.

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/pcd5.pdf