Article: A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar.(Review) (book reviews)

Candace Fleming A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar; illus, by S. D. Schindler 32 pp. Kroupa/DK Ink 9/99 ISBN 0-7894-2573-4 16.95 (Primary)

Sometimes, as this lively picture book proves, truth is stranger than fiction. At the time of Jefferson's presidency, the folks in Cheshire, Massachusetts, home of the best cheese in the United States, "heard news that threatened to sour their curds forever." Several Cheshire citizens reported that the townsfolk of Norton, Connecticut, were not only coloring their cheddar and flavoring it as well, they were also the favored suppliers to the nation's premier dwelling--the White House. Such ...

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