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Default Limburger Spread

> wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:10:41 -0600, "Chris Marksberry"
> > wrote:
>
>>Has anybody tried the New Amish Country Limburger Spread? Unfortunately
>>it's not available where I live other than mail order.
>>
>>Since Kraft discontinued making limburger we do miss it, but unfortunately
>>the shipping is $15.00 for something that only costs $3.59.
>>
>>http://www.williamscheese.com/?Home&page_id=1
>>
>>Can't say I expect many responses since most people don't care for
>>limburger.
>>
>>Chris

>
> Making great limburger seems to be a lost art.
> We had two small cheese makers in our area that used to make excellent
> limburger but, after they were bought out by the mega-cheese factories
> the limburger was discontinued.


There's only one American brand left and it's harder to find than
the stuff from Germany.

BTW: Did y'all know that the culture for making Limburger is the
same bacteria that gives sweaty armpits and rotten feet their
distinctive smell?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburger_cheese

-sw