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Article: Uneasy lies the cheesehead crown: Wisconsin stresses quality over quantity as California poised for cheese-producing lead
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- December 12, 2006
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COLBY, Wis. - Wisconsin, which proudly calls itself "America's
Dairyland" and embraces all things cheese as a whey of life, is not
yet ready to become a second-rate cheese power.
California is poised to take over the crown - or the cheesehead? -
as the nation's top cheese producer as early as next year, but
Wisconsin cheese lovers say quality is more important than quantity.
"We still have the best cheese," says Mary Deheck, a suburban
Milwaukee resident who often makes a special trip to this central
Wisconsin cheese mecca to stock up. She buys 100 pounds of cheese per
year, typically colby or cheddar, for herself and her daughter, and
for gifts.
Last year, California made 2.1 billion ...
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