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dlk Inukshuk Offline Posts: 244 Location: Olney, IL Joined: Nov 13^th, 2002	Velveeta ? Aug 23^rd, 2006 at 2:23am	Quote Print Post
	Since our upcoming trip will be the last 2 weeks in September I was wondering how Velveeta cheese would hold up. I know the hard cheeses are the best bets but without the hot days of summer to contend with I thought Velveeta just might work. What do you think? dlk


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QPassage Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1073 Location: Louisville KY Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #1 - Aug 23^rd, 2006 at 3:02am	Quote Print Post
	Actually it holds up very well even in the heat. Velveeta cheese is a non-perishable product, until it is opened. I've taken it several times and taken the american cheese product as well. I do buy the small blocks " approx 1 1/2 x 4 inch blocks" and have found one works well for two people one meal. qp


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canoejack Inukshuk Offline Posts: 552 Location: Indiana Joined: Oct 7^th, 2002	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #2 - Aug 23^rd, 2006 at 12:03pm	Quote Print Post
	It's quite possible you've offended all Wisconsinites by calling Velveeta "cheese!" Anyway, like QP said, it holds up well - great on campfire-baked potatoes.


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PhantomJug Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 2855 Location: 1/2 way there Joined: Feb 12^th, 2003	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #3 - Aug 23^rd, 2006 at 1:59pm	Quote Print Post
	Dorothy - once again you are after my own heart. Velveeta IS cheese BTW. Anyway, if your looking to use a cheeze product for cooking, try the Cheez Whiz. Transplant it in a squeeze tube or acceptable container (since it comes in a jar) and you don't have to worry about it being smashed in your pack or carrying out foil.


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lotalota Inukshuk Offline Posts: 463 Location: MSP Joined: May 25^th, 2005	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #4 - Aug 23^rd, 2006 at 2:37pm	Quote Print Post
	Technically, Velveeta is classified by the US FDA as "pasturized process cheese spread" 21 CFR 133(B) which implies that it contains one or more "optional" ingredients. So there could be some debate whether or not it is actually cheese proper. I would consider it a cheese product, but not really a cheese as cheeses are defined.


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TwistTieCollector Inukshuk Offline Posts: 653 Joined: Feb 7^th, 2003	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #5 - Aug 23^rd, 2006 at 9:26pm	Quote Print Post
	QPassage wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2006 at 3:02am: Actually it holds up very well even in the heat. Velveeta cheese is a non-perishable product, until it is opened. I dispute the "until it is opened" part of qp's statement. Back in college a roommate of mine left an opened brick of Velveeta on the kitchen table for three weeks...in the middle of summer...in our apartment, a veritable cesspool of moldy junk. It sat there unblemished by rot of any kind. When the roommate returned (from a stay at a psych hospital) he went into the kitchen to score a snack. He saw the V and went for it, spreading the soft goo onto a piece of bread. A shock of recognition hits his face and he quickly tosses it all into the garbage. "What's wrong?" I asked him, "that looked perfectly fine." "That's the problem. I was gone for three weeks and this didn't rot. I won't eat anything that doesn't rot,"he said. I can think of a couple exceptions to his "rule" but that was pretty wise for a schizophrenic.


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lotalota Inukshuk Offline Posts: 463 Location: MSP Joined: May 25^th, 2005	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #6 - Aug 24^th, 2006 at 12:33am	Quote Print Post
	I'm not so sure you friend was wise about it. It sounds like a waste of good fake cheese to me.


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dlk Inukshuk Offline Posts: 244 Location: Olney, IL Joined: Nov 13^th, 2002	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #7 - Aug 24^th, 2006 at 1:29am	Quote Print Post
	Quote: It's quite possible you've offended all Wisconsinites by calling Velveeta "cheese!" My apologies for any Wisconsin toes I might have stepped on calling Velveeta "cheese". We don't produce much cheese here in southern Illinois so I'll cop a plea of ignorance . In my mind's thinking anything that melts that smoothly in cooking and is also good straight out of the package on crackers might just have earned the honorary title of "cheese" . Sounds like I might need to re-check my trip menu and add some more cheese dishes. dlk


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Yellowbird Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1239 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN Joined: Apr 19^th, 2004	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #8 - Aug 27^th, 2006 at 6:01am	Quote Print Post
	Quote: My apologies for any Wisconsin toes I might have stepped on calling Velveeta "cheese". There is no need for apology. These Wisconsinites wear it on their heads. Just watch as the camera is directed into the crowd when the Pack is playing at Lambeau. -YB


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Grizzly Ex Member	Re: Velveeta ? Reply #9 - Sep 6^th, 2006 at 7:51pm	Quote Print Post
	Is it cheese or is it not cheese? Ah, who cares, it makes alot of things taste better and out in the woods, thats a good thing in my book. And to the cheese heads, I do have to say the real thing does taste better but whats with the whole cheese hat thing, and what is that smell


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