Lifestyle

Breaking down the variety of cheeses

I was in the supermarket last week and noticed that a 2-pound loaf of a brand name pasteurized recipe cheese product was over $8. I thought, wow, that isn’t even real cheese and it started out as a commodity product. As much as I love cheese dip made from that processed cheese spread product, I also know that there is no benefit from eating it. I always pick “real” cheese for my sandwiches, and I hope that many of you do as well. So what is a “real” cheese? I am talking about various cheeses such as cheddar, swiss, ricotta and parmesan. In this column, I will touch base about all of those and more and what makes these cheeses a bit different from each other.

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REOPENS FOR MOTORISTS

Motorist make their way along Eighth Street between St. John Street and Buffalo Jones Avenue Saturday as the section of street reopened Friday. The majority of the Eighth Street renovation project has been completed, except for some landscaping. The circular area shown at Eighth Street and Stevens Avenue, will be the home of a new art sculpture. BRAD NADING/GARDEN CITY TELEGRAM

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