My Moms Macaroni & Cheese



Heat oven to 450F.



Prepare white sauce:

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 cup flour

1/2 gallon milk (can use low fat)

1-1/4 lb. American cheese, cut into pieces

28 oz. can tomatoes



In large saucepan over medium heat, add oil. Add flour to hot oil,

stir until absorbed. Add 1/2 gallon of milk, stirring constantly.

Add pepper, if desired. Add American cheese, continuing to stir. In

a blender, puree canned tomatoes. Add to white sauce.



1 lb. elbow macaroni



In the meantime, in boiling water, cook elbows until slightly

under cooked. Drain water out.



In a large pan (10x13"), spread macaroni and pour white sauce over

top. You may sprinkle bread crumbs or crushed potato chips over the

top. Bake 15 minutes at 450F. Let stand for a little while to cool

and thicken a bit.

In article <4f33d$42ed641f$4528a877$1082
ALLTEL.NET>, "Tim" <showmee55@yahoo.
com> wrote:

>1-1/4 lb. American cheese...................

It's driving me nuts............what in the heck is American cheese ?

I see so many recipes calling for this, and I'm baffled, not being
an American.

Is it cheddar ? Cheese-Wiz ? Kraft cheese slices ?

What is American cheese ?

Jim

foamy wrote:
> In article <4f33d$42ed641f$4528a877$1082
> ALLTEL.NET>, "Tim" <showmee55@yahoo.
> com> wrote:
>
>
>>1-1/4 lb. American cheese...................
>
>
> It's driving me nuts............what in the heck is American cheese ?
>
> I see so many recipes calling for this, and I'm baffled, not being
> an American.
>
> Is it cheddar ? Cheese-Wiz ? Kraft cheese slices ?
>
> What is American cheese ?
>
> Jim

Processed "cheese product" basically. Kraft cheese slices, Cheese-Wiz,
and Velveeta are all examples of "American Cheese". Personally I like
anything but American cheese with the exception of Velveeta for dips and
soups, but I'd imagine it would melt well for homemade macaroni & cheese.

On Mon 01 Aug 2005 12:28:01a, foamy wrote in alt.food.recipes:

> In article <4f33d$42ed641f$4528a877$1082
> ALLTEL.NET>, "Tim" <showmee55@yahoo.
> com> wrote:
>
>>1-1/4 lb. American cheese...................
>
> It's driving me nuts............what in the heck is American cheese ?
>
> I see so many recipes calling for this, and I'm baffled, not being
> an American.
>
> Is it cheddar ? Cheese-Wiz ? Kraft cheese slices ?
>
> What is American cheese ?
>
> Jim
>

Most commonly Kraft cheese slices, although it can be bought unsliced.
Kraft makes other flavored cheese slices; e.g., "cheddar", "swiss", etc.,
but American is probably the most common flavor. In the US, many companies
make similar products.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Kraft cheese slices. usually the white americain here in the US

Tim


"foamy" > wrote in message
news:5akHe.80349$5V4.7199@pd7tw3no...
> In article <4f33d$42ed641f$4528a877$1082
> ALLTEL.NET>, "Tim" <showmee55@yahoo.
> com> wrote:
>
>>1-1/4 lb. American cheese...................
>
> It's driving me nuts............what in the heck is American cheese ?
>
> I see so many recipes calling for this, and I'm baffled, not being
> an American.
>
> Is it cheddar ? Cheese-Wiz ? Kraft cheese slices ?
>
> What is American cheese ?
>
> Jim

In article >,


"Tim" > wrote:

Tim responded:
>Kraft cheese slices. usually the white americain here in the US

Wayne responded:
Most commonly Kraft cheese slices, although it can be bought unsliced.
Kraft makes other flavored cheese slices; e.g., "cheddar", "swiss", etc.,
but American is probably the most common flavor. In the US, many
companies make similar products.

T Jones responded:
Processed "cheese product" basically. Kraft cheese slices, Cheese-Wiz,
and Velveeta are all examples of "American Cheese". Personally I like
anything but American cheese with the exception of Velveeta for dips and
soups, but I'd imagine it would melt well for homemade macaroni & cheese.

Thanks to all. I had no idea. :-)

Jim

"Tim" > wrote in message
...
> Kraft cheese slices. usually the white americain here in the US
>
> Tim
>
>
> "foamy" > wrote in message
> news:5akHe.80349$5V4.7199@pd7tw3no...
>> In article <4f33d$42ed641f$4528a877$1082
>> ALLTEL.NET>, "Tim" <showmee55@yahoo.
>> com> wrote:
>>
>>>1-1/4 lb. American cheese...................
>>
>> It's driving me nuts............what in the heck is American cheese ?
>>
>> I see so many recipes calling for this, and I'm baffled, not being
>> an American.
>>
>> Is it cheddar ? Cheese-Wiz ? Kraft cheese slices ?
>>
>> What is American cheese ?
>>
>> Jim
>
Eeewwww!

"foamy" > wrote in message
news:5akHe.80349$5V4.7199@pd7tw3no...
> In article <4f33d$42ed641f$4528a877$1082
> ALLTEL.NET>, "Tim" <showmee55@yahoo.
> com> wrote:
>
> >1-1/4 lb. American cheese...................
>
> It's driving me nuts............what in the heck is American cheese ?
>
> I see so many recipes calling for this, and I'm baffled, not being
> an American.
>
> Is it cheddar ? Cheese-Wiz ? Kraft cheese slices ?
>
> What is American cheese ?
>
> Jim

According to the American Dairy Association: "American cheese is actually a
blend of Cheddar, Colby and other cheeses. It's heated twice in the
cheese-making process, instead of once, due to the mixing of cheeses.
American is one of the common cheeses that is pasteurized to help prevent
spoilage."

It can be a mix of 1 to 5 different cheeses, and the defining difference
between "American cheese, "pasteurized process cheese food", "pasteurized
process cheese spread" or "pasteurized process cheese product" is cheese
type, moisture, and milkfat content.

FWIW,
Jinx

>
> > It's driving me nuts............what in the heck is American cheese ?
> >
> > I see so many recipes calling for this, and I'm baffled, not being
> > an American.
> >
> > Is it cheddar ? Cheese-Wiz ? Kraft cheese slices ?
-------------------------------
> Most commonly Kraft cheese slices, although it can be bought unsliced.
> Kraft makes other flavored cheese slices; e.g., "cheddar", "swiss", etc.,
> but American is probably the most common flavor. In the US, many
companies
> make similar products.

My favorite is anything but Kraft. I personally like white american by
County line and Land O'Lakes if any of these are available in other
countries
other than the US. They have a nice melting feel in the mouth if eating by
the slice and a "tang" that I happen to like. Have no idea what the cheeses
are
that make up these particular processed cheese by these companies. These
are
more "cheese like" in texture. I find Kraft to be too soft and just a notch
of firm above
spread.