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U.S. Janet B.

On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:38:57 -0400, wrote:

>On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:56:44 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:41:49 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I never heard of pimento cheese until maybe a dozen years ago, here at
>>>>rfc. I still am unable to wrap my head around the mouth feel of
>>>>shredded cheese as a spread.
>>>
>>>The pimento cheese I've known since childhood is like a loaf of yellow
>>>American that contains bits of pimento. It's sliced to order at
>>>delis. Over the years it emmerged in various areas in forms such as
>>>pimento singles and at one time Velveeta produced it. Of late I don't
>>>see it anymore but then I don't look for it. Growing up pimento
>>>singles was the cheese of choice for Toas-T-Tites.
>>>I remember that Laughing Cow once produced pimento cheese.
>>
>>I know the stuff you are talking about. The stuff they are talking
>>about here is different. I haven't seen the loaf/sliced stuff in
>>years and years.
>
>The Super Walmarts here sell the sliced to order pimento cheese. I've
>never seen or even heard of pimento cheese spread before... but I
>gotta say shredded cheese blendded with mayo sounds disgusting,
>pimento or no pimento. Actually I thought it was something made up at
>home by rednecks. My favorite homemade pimento cheese is creamcheese
>mixed with chopped pimento stuffed olives, add enough evap it makes a
>great chip dip. Creamcheese blended with mayo sounds Super
>Disgusting. I think mayo with any cheese is TIAD. I enjoy a ham n'
>swiss w' mustard but definitely hold the mayo.

I do cream cheese, pimento olives and kalamata olives, some garlic
powder and toss it all into a small food processor. Works best if the
cream cheese is at super room temperature.
Janet US