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> Block cheese is cheaper, lasts longer, and cooks better. Is this a promotion for the National Cheese Stockpile?[1] The US has about 1.5 billion pounds of che
by Animats 2y ago
> Block cheese is cheaper, lasts longer, and cooks better.
Is this a promotion for the National Cheese Stockpile?[1] The US has about 1.5 billion pounds of cheese in storage in a cave in Missouri. Really. There's a USDA welfare program for dairy farmers, and they have to put the excess milk somewhere. So it's made into cheese and stored.
[1] https://modernfarmer.com/2022/05/cheese-caves-missouri/ https://modernfarmer.com/2022/05/cheese-caves-missouri/
- xp84 2y agoFunny, the same US that is in a stupid trade war where dairy is one of the disputed areas, is doing absurd subsidies of dairy. What an incongruous set of policies.
- foxyv 2y agoYou can't really buy "Government Cheese." It used to be given out as part of food assistance programs in the US. I guess it was pretty okay cheese too. I think it's mostly given out as food assistance to other countries now since we moved over to SNAP debit cards.