On Fri, 2 Mar 2012 10:38:07 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>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

I varied though. Some was just as plain as any, but my MIL gave me a
chunk that was damned good. Closer to the better aged cheddar cheese
than the processed. Maybe it was just in the warehouse longer, but it
was good stuff.