Ranee Mueller wrote:

> In article >, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
> > Ranee Mueller wrote:
> > > Rich reminded me to mention my love of canned Kraft cheese as
> > > another shameful food secret.
> >
> > Canned Kraft cheese? I've never heard of it!
>
> My mom's family used to bring it with them from Saudi Arabia, and I'd
> eat it on these terribly fatty crisp crackers which were almost like
> biscotti, only much more short and savory. Anyway, the kraft cheese
> there is marketed in a couple ways, one in the can and the other in a
> glass jar (which you can wash and use as tea glasses when you're
> finished eating it) which is creamier and spreads. The canned cheese is
> mostly appealing for the way you get it out of the can, you take off the
> top and the bottom, and push it out, then you can use the lid to slice
> it. It comes in a blue metal tin, maybe 3 oz and a larger one at 6
> oz? You can get them in Middle Eastern markets, and probably elsewhere,
> but that's where I buy them.


I remember canned cheese from years ago when I worked in the college dorm
kitchen, the stuff came in BIG institutional - sized cans...

I've also seen ads for it in old magazines from the 40's...

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Best
Greg