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Wisconsin Still Leads Nation In Cheese Production
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin is still the cheese capital of the nation. Statistics released this week show that the Dairy State produced 219 million pounds of cheese in September. That was a 1...
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Wis. Lawmakers To Honor Man Behind Cheesehead Hat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are getting ready to honor the man who used cheese to create one of the state’s most beloved cultural symbols. The state Assembly will vote Tuesday on a joint...
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Cheese Lovers Get Their Gouda On At World Finals
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Watching 40 judges in white lab coats nibble on cheese and then spit the samples into garbage cans might not sound like an elegant evening to most people, but hundreds of cheese...
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Wisconsin Cheese Auctioned For $8,400
MILWAUKEE (AP) – The low-fat Dutch Gouda that won a world cheese championship in Madison last month has been auctioned off for $350 per pound. The 24-pound wheel of Vermeer brought in $8,400. It was...
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Bite Of Minnesota: No Oven Required
(credit: Crystal Grobe) Remember how I talked about grilling on the 4th of July? I was quite excited about grilling pizza and had several flavor combinations in mind, but in reality it never happened....
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Tips For Getting The Best From Generic Brands
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It seems like we’re all in the grocery store this time of year. And most of us buy a few store brands. But generic brands, if you haven’t noticed, have changed. Over the years,...
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Cheese By-Product Keeps Wis. County Roads Clear Of Ice
POLK COUNTY, Wis. (WCCO) – Melting ice and snow off the roads has created an unlikely partnership in one Wisconsin County. A local cheese plant is teaming up with the Polk County highway department to...
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MDH: 25 In Minnesota Sickened Over Raw Cheese
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota Department of Health says at least 25 Minnesotans contracted salmonellosis from eating unpasteurized queso fresco. The health department has been working with the...
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Minnesota Cheese Fest Hits State Fairgrounds
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) — Wisconsin may be known for its cheese, but Minnesota lays claim to one of the country’s largest locally produced cheese festivals. This weekend you can sample some of...
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Milwaukee To Fight Road Ice With Cheese Brine
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee has literally been down this road before. What could the city’s Department of Public Works mix with rock salt to deice its streets in the winter? Rock salt is plentiful and...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Whole Wheat Blue Cheese Crackers
We’re just a couple of weeks into football season, so it’s time to think about dishes that are easy to eat while watching the game. Football season or not, we tend to graze in our house on Sundays,...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Baked Feta With Tomatoes & Olives
Finding and making truly simple recipes doesn’t come easily (for me). It seems that I tend to pick highly involved dishes and insist on making most if not all of the components myself. Heck, if I were...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Butternut Squash Lasagna
Like many others, my big meal prep day is Sunday. It’s the day that I crank out soups, work on cooking projects, and make sure the fridge is prepped for the week by using the old stuff and replenishing...
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Charges: Drunk Man Steals Cheese From Ex’s Fridge
LINO LAKES, Minn. (WCCO) – A Forest Lake, Minn. man has been charged with three criminal counts after he allegedly broke into his ex-wife’s house and stole cheese from her refrigerator. The criminal...
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Minnesota Company Recalls Some Cheese, Salsa
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says consumers should avoid eating certain cheese and salsa produced by Coon Rapids-based Parkers Farm Acquisition because of possible...
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Kraft Foods Recalls 260 Cases Of Velveeta
NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft said Thursday it is recalling its Velveeta cheese product from Walmart stores in as many as 12 states, mostly in the Midwest, because the cheese product lacks the proper amount of...
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This Minn. Farm Is Bringing Solar Power To Its Community
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota farm is helping people power their homes and businesses with solar energy without having to put panels on their roof. Eichten’s Cheese Farm in Chisago County is about...
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Man Travels From Calif. To Work At The Cheese Curd Booth
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – For most visitors at the State Fair, cheese curds are one of the absolute must-eat foods. Turning out 2.6 million curds takes a great staff to keep up with demand. For 40 years the...
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Kraft Foods Recalls Kraft American Singles
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – If you’re packing a lunch for the first day of school, you may want to hold the cheese. Kraft Foods is voluntarily recalling more than 7,000 cases of regular Kraft American...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Nuworld Cream Sauce
Every so often, I visit the U of M Dairy Salesroom and pick up a few cheeses. Last time, I purchased a tub of Nuworld cheese spread. Nuworld is a cheese developed at the U of M and is considered a...
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WCCO Viewers’ Choice For Best Italian Food In Minnesota
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150204233403737AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Cossetta Alimentari is a downtown St. Paul institution. It’s three sprawling floors of Italian breads,...
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Minnesota Festival Memories: Pine Island Cheese Festival
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150605082112070AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Some call it summer, some call it festival season. It seems every weekend there are great community events...
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Kraft Issues Recall For Kraft Singles Over Choking Hazards
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Kraft is issuing a warning for consumers who have purchased the Kraft cheese singles. The company said 36,000 cases of the cheese may present a choking hazard. So, they’re...
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Goin’ To The Lake Recap: Cumberland, Wis. (Day 1)
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Summer is rapidly coming to an end, but it’s not over yet! We’ve got a few more trips left in us, so this week we hit the road and headed east. WCCO-TV’s Frank Vascellaro and...
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DeRusha Eats: The Lone Grazer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Living so close to Wisconsin, Minnesotans have a pretty good idea of what a cheesemaking operation is supposed to look like: barns, cows and fields. Down the street from Dusty’s...
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After Major Cheese Heists, Wis. Investigators Are Looking For Connections
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Thieves stole thousands of dollars’ worth of cheese in Wisconsin, and investigators are not laughing. Police say someone stole 40,000 pounds of Parmesan from a storage facility in...
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Report: Grated Cheese Contains 8.8 Percent Cellulose
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When it comes to cheese, it’s common practice for food companies to use a small amount of cellulose to keep grated parmesan from clumping. 2 to 4 percent is considered acceptable...
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Finding Minnesota: Caves Of Faribault
FARIBAULT, Minn. (WCCO) — Our neighbors in Wisconsin may have a reputation for cheese, but Minnesota has its own bragging rights. Blue cheese was first produced in the United States in Faribault, and...
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Wisconsin Fights For More Cheese Recognition
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At the urging of fourth-grade students, Wisconsin lawmakers want to make cheese the state’s official dairy product. Milk has enjoyed a designation as the state’s official beverage...
View ArticleWisconsin Produced Record Amount Of Cheese In 2017
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin strengthened its hold as the nation’s top cheese maker by producing a record 3.37 billion pounds in 2017. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Wisconsin accounted for...
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Planters Gets Retro, Brings Back Cheez Balls
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If you’re a child of the ’80s, you remember parties that just weren’t complete without a few blue canisters of Planters Cheez Balls. In fact, the orange-dusted snack had a...
View ArticleEating Cheese Won’t Increase Risk Of Heart Problems, Study Says
HOUSTON, Texas (CBS Local) – A new study is giving cheese lovers a reason to celebrate. Researchers say eating dairy products won’t increase your risk of developing heart problems later on in life....
View ArticleWorld’s Oldest Cheese Discovered In Egyptian Tomb
EGYPT (CBS Local) – It’s believed that ancient Egyptians took their treasured possessions with them when they were mummified. What’s treasure to some, of course, may be something else to else. In one...
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Bite Of Minnesota: Southern Pimento Cheese
By Crystal Grobe, Cafe Cyan Being a northerner for most of my life, I only hear about southern foods like chicken and waffles, pickled watermelon rind, and collard greens. It isn’t too often that I get...
View Article‘U’ Sells Artisan Cheeses, Dairy Staples
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — During World War II, Minnesota was named the bleu cheese capitol of the world, in part because of the University of Minnesota’s dairy industry. Today, the University’s cheese making...
View ArticleGood Question: ‘Reply All’ To Your Good Questions
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — From Asian carp to Powerball tax windfalls, we’re hitting “Reply All” to some of WCCO-TV viewers’ Good Questions. • How did the Asian Carp get to the U.S. in the first place? –...
View ArticleGroup Warns Of Dangers Of Cheese In Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A nonprofit group with a history of provocative takes on food is preparing a billboard in the heart of dairy country about the dangers of eating cheese. The Physicians Committee...
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Cheesehead Blocked From Billboard In Wis.
A physicians' group that paid for an anti-cheese billboard along a Wisconsin highway says the image of a foam cheesehead has been obscured after the product's manufacturer threatened legal action.
View ArticleMan From Switzerland Wins Wisconsin Cheese Competition … Again
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The cheese wasn’t Swiss, but the winner was. A man from Switzerland won the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin. The cheese is a gruyere, from Bern, Switzerland. This...
View Article‘Our Farmers Have Never Stopped’: Bongards Cheese Teams With USDA To Feed...
Coronavirus: Latest News | Community Resources | COVID-19 Info | Download Our App | CBSN Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Whether sliced or shredded, if you’ve eaten cheese at a restaurant in Minnesota,...
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