urbandev

You may not know what it is, but im sure you have eaten it at some point in your life...

...comes shaped like a brick, tastes like a mix between american and a very sharp dry cheddar.

This infamous substance makes the bast grilled cheese known to man.

Anybody have any stories or recipes associated with this mysterious orange loaf?

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ladyadmin

Remember all the tasty meals you ate in school? Yes yes that was Government Cheese.

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Cynthetiq

umm.... you can have that for your grilled cheese....but I'm more of a velveeta person myself.

i've never even seen the government cheese, except on the news when they were giving it away.

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almostaugust

This reminds me of that Chris Farley skit, where he plays Matt Foley the inspirational talker. The whole 'van down by the river, living on a steady diet of government cheese'. Classic.

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Chingal0

Ok, moment over, Chris Farley, I salute you.

Anyways, cheese. Hahaha I have never heard that cafeteria shit called 'government cheese' but it makes perfect sense, and it's a great name for something not so great. IMO anyways.

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urbandev

its right up there with govt. canned 'meat' also odd tasting...liike generic spam gone wrong

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Redjake

I work at a camp/conference center during the summer when I'm not at school. The budget is around 25,000 bucks per year (which is easily spent) for food. Sometimes, if the government has a surplus or extra food to give away, they give it to us because we are a non-profit organization. Here's a quick rundown on the food we get:

Government Trail Mix: Not bad. Tastes like regular trail mix.
Government Peaches: Not bad either. Generic peaches.
Government Beef Stew: Now this is the best damn beef stew I have ever had.
Government Mashed Potatoes: Instant, pellet-based potatoes. damn good for being pellets. just add water.
Government Pineapples: A little brackish but still pretty good.
Government Cheese: Not bad, makes good grill cheeses (like the UrbanDev said).


Ah grill cheeses. Brings back memories. Making 400 Grilled Cheese sandwiches for 10 year olds never gets old.

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urbandev

i forgot to mention powdered milk...who the fuck came up with this strange green tinted concoction?

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Dr. Gonzo:
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Rodney

Mmmmmm.... federal cheeeese. Yeah, I've had this. Ain't great, ain't bad. Nice thing is that the blocks are thick, exactly right for cutting a slice the dimensions of a slice of bread.

The feds get rid of it in a variety of ways -- through poverty and welfare programs, through school lunch programs, etc. The military also gets it. My brother-in-law's mother used to run the cafeteria at a military hospital, and she'd come home with bricks of the stuff and pass it around. They had more than they could use. Gov't butter, too.

urbandev

"gov butter" just sounds dirty :x

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