Tasty. Used Velveeta. The explosion will probably be tomorrow. :-\

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Apple pie posted 10-31-2010; http://web.me.com/barbschaller

On Nov 13, 1:53*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> *Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > Tasty. *Used Velveeta. *The explosion will probably be tomorrow. *:-\
>
> Didn't take your Lactade? ;-/
>
> As much as people disparage Velveeta on this list, it still seems to be
> one of the best cheeses for melting into soups and dips as it does not
> separate.
>
> And unopened, it has a very long shelf life. ;-) *Me and a survivalist
> co-worker were discussing inexpensive sources of protein for food
> storage the other day after that California missile scare. <g>
>
> He'd never thought of Velveeta!
>
> Fortunately, I'm nowhere near as paranoid as this guy is... <sigh> *I
> think my sister has it more right. Some people are into hobby rocketry.
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
> *Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or
> * * * no influence on society. -- Mark Twain

Velveeta - I've never bought it. Is it somewhat similar to
(philadelphia) cream cheese which also has a long life?

In article
>,
lainie > wrote:

> On Nov 13, 1:53*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> > In article >,
> > *Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Velveeta - I've never bought it. Is it somewhat similar to
> (philadelphia) cream cheese which also has a long life?

It is nothing like cream cheese. It has less flavor than cream cheese
and is not spreadable at room temp as cream cheese is. I almost never
use the stuff (I almost always have cream cheese on hand) but I bought
it for something probably 4-6 months ago and I got tired of looking at
the yellow box in the fridge.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Apple pie posted 10-31-2010; http://web.me.com/barbschaller

On Nov 13, 3:41*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> > Velveeta - I've never bought it. *Is it somewhat similar to
> > (philadelphia) cream cheese which also has a long life?
>
> Cream cheese has to be refrigerated.
>
> Velveeta does not. *It stores at room temp.
>
> The flavor is one most agree is a simple slice of heaven. :-)

Interesting that you should comment on velveeta as a 'slice of heaven'
- I'm thinking of the ad where an angel is eating philly cheese.
Subliminal? Or maybe you haven't seen that ad. Regardless, I will
try velveeta. e.

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article
> >,
> lainie > wrote:
>
>> On Nov 13, 3:41 pm, Omelet > wrote:
>> > In article
>> > >,
>> >
>> > > Velveeta - I've never bought it. Is it somewhat similar to
>> > > (philadelphia) cream cheese which also has a long life?
>> >
>> > Cream cheese has to be refrigerated.
>> >
>> > Velveeta does not. It stores at room temp.
>> >
>> > The flavor is one most agree is a simple slice of heaven. :-)
>>
>> Interesting that you should comment on velveeta as a 'slice of heaven'
>> - I'm thinking of the ad where an angel is eating philly cheese.
>> Subliminal? Or maybe you haven't seen that ad. Regardless, I will
>> try velveeta. e.
>
> Hey, I like them both. :-) But Philly' is higher in fat than Velveeta!
> And like I said, it (cream cheese) requires refrigeration.
>
> Velveeta also makes a lower fat version that I don't care much for, but
> conversely, the protein to fat ration is superior...
>
> and it also stores at room temp for those that like to maintain high
> food stocks.
>
> Just be sure to rotate them if you do this. <g>
>
> And I hope you enjoy it! It comes in much smaller blocks too. The
> standard carton is 2lbs. They also sell 1 lb. and 8 oz. blocks and if
> you can find them, 4 oz.
>
> I used to keep a 4oz. block in my tackle box. Partially unwrapped,
> velveeta will also resist getting moldy in a dry environment
> unrefrigerated. Since I was using it as fish bait, I was not concerned
> about spoilage.
>
> It's cheaper than those little jars of cheese fish bait one can get in
> the tackle section, and it works better!
>
> A versatile food. ;-)

My daughter refuses to eat Velveeta saying it is yucky. Yet she loves
aerosol cheese and also Tostitos Queso dip. I believe those things are
pretty much similar in taste and texture. At least they are to me!

When we lived in NY, we could get little foil wrapped shelf stable cheeses
that was similar in texture to Velveeta but more white and had a more subtle
flavor. I have seen similar cheeses at World Market some years ago. I
haven't been to World Market recently. And if you've ever gotten a gift
basket of food from various places, you've probably gotten such cheese.

We didn't really like it, but it was edible if you ate it quickly. Heh! I
always kept that around for emergency food. I don't think it keeps as long
as Velveeta but it usually kept for about a year.

I have seen butter and cheddar cheese online that come in a can for
emergency purposes. I don't know how good the quality is, but they claim it
is like the real thing. I had considered buying it, but it is pretty
expensive and I believe you had to buy about 8 oz. at a time. Would be okay
I guess if you were snowed in but still had electricity to refrigerate the
leftovers. But in a real disaster it would be no good unless you had a lot
of people to feed it to.

On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:00:17 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>My daughter refuses to eat Velveeta saying it is yucky. Yet she loves
>aerosol cheese and also Tostitos Queso dip.

That is NOT descrimination...that is a "picky" eater. Spray
cheese....you are joking with us?..... There is MORE Velveeta in a
spray can than any kind of processed cheese.

Omelet wrote:

> It's a snob thing I think that brings down the wrath of the food critics
> on it.

Its a processed, rubbery cheese food. It sucks compared to good cheeses.
Only a hillbilly with little exposure would mistake the two as being
anywhere near to the other in equal footing.
On its own merit it rocks for chili con queso because of the way it
melts but also since the flavorful chiles will cover up a bit of the
processed cheese flavor.

"l, not -l" wrote:
>"Michael \"Dog3\"" wrote:
>
>> I love my Velveeta. I always have a brick of it
>> laying around.
>
>I'm not normally a Velveeta fan; but, it makes a pretty darn good grilled
>cheese sandwich.

Got my care package from North Shore Farms - Port Washington, Lung
Guyland. Among other goodies it included a half pound of smoked gouda
w/jalopenos, excellent melted on fresh corn tortillas. Their web site
is in-progress but anyone nearby needs to check it out, an absolutely
amazing array of great foods: http://www.northshorefarms.com/

On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:29:38 GMT, "l, not -l" > wrote:

> I'm not normally a Velveeta fan; but, it makes a pretty darn good grilled
> cheese sandwich. I was told that it was the secret ingredient in
> Parkmoor's grilled chees sandwich; butter bread surrounding Velveeta,
> slapped on the grill with a bacon press on top. Made a thinner, crisper
> sandwich with that distinctive cheese flavor.

Cheddar cheese, no matter how cheap, is too rich.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.