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"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
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> "Daniel W. Rouse Jr." > wrote in
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>> I wouldn't chance yogurt, nor cottage cheese, nor cream cheese. I do
>> agree that mold can indeed be removed from hard cheeses but requires
>> cutting at least one inch off the block past the mold spot. But if
>> it's been kept that long, the cheese needs to be consumed shortly
>> after the mold has been cut off and probably should not be put back
>> into storage once again.

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> So no gorgonzola for you, then.
>

Gorgonzola is an excellent cheese. Remember, I stated:

Generally, I don't keep hard cheeses long enough for it to develop mold,
though it's also obvious that cheeses such as blue/bleu and Gorgonzola type
of cheeses are intended to have mold in them from the start.