BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...

Subject: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 02 Jan 09 - 07:59 PM

...Cheez Whiz, and other "processed cheese food" products.


Caulking compound for leaky jack-o-lanterns.

Anti-diarrheal for geese.

Fake "snot" for preteen practical jokers.

Allow to sun-dry and use for building bricks.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Maryrrf
Date: 02 Jan 09 - 08:17 PM

Anything except eat it!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Art Thieme
Date: 02 Jan 09 - 11:32 PM

My old uncle used it instead of K.Y. jelly.,,

Art

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Bill D
Date: 02 Jan 09 - 11:46 PM

There are Spam carving competitions...why not Velveeta?

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 02 Jan 09 - 11:50 PM

Great bait for freshwater fish, especially trout, on a no.12 or 14 treble hook. Other imitation 'cheese spreads' such as 'Breeze' (Safeway), just dissolve in the water.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Peace
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 12:11 AM

Grilled cheese sandwiches. LOVE 'EM!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Little Hawk
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 12:13 AM

They make good ceiling tiles if you dry them out first.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: open mike
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 02:04 AM

a couple of local traditions...
there is a song called "I built my house of cheese"

and Herb Caen, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle
noticed Velveeta in a deli case in Chico and mentioned in in
his column.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/message.jspa?messageID=14488738

we even once had bumper stickers that looked like velveeta boxes
yellow with an oval that said CHEEKO

http://www.squidoo.com/velveetainfo

and not necessarity objective:

http://brands.kraftfoods.com/Velveeta/velvMainLoaf.htm

although i have heard it is a great snack dip mixed with salsa and nuked

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 04:49 AM

I was at school with a girl called Velveeta Johnson. I swear that's true.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 05:38 AM

My old uncle used it instead of K.Y. jelly.

Speaking from experience are you Art?

What about Kraft individually wrapped processed cheese slices. Make your brother a sandwich one slice with lots of Miracle Whip and shredded lettuce and sliced ham and accidently (on purpose) forget to take the wrapper off the cheese.

He he he

la la la Why is it always Dairylea? When in the contract it stipulated brie. I got some red wine and I was looking forward to dinin'. la la la

Where is Melodeonboy when you need him?

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 06:15 AM

forgot to mention that Velveeta is not of the correct geometrical configuration to do this

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 06:26 AM

Cheesy foreskin !!!


YEEEUCHHHHHHH

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: topical tom
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 10:53 AM

I consumed loads of it as a boy...What was I thinking!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: open mike
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 10:53 AM

you get a better view of the cheese in this town's event
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=993m0yRR0bg&feature=related

still this would not work with a square cheese "food" product

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Sleepy Rosie
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 10:56 AM

Oh Tom, gotta respect that... and at your own expense.
A truly selfless repost!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: SINSULL
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 10:56 AM

It makes great Mac 'N Cheese ans grilled cheese sandwiches. Cold - it is a gelatinous spongy salty mess.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:03 AM

As a lad, cheese MEANT Velveeta. It really WAS all we could afford, and then not often.

I currently use it in nightmares, awakening with sweats and screaming "No! No! Not the Velveeta!" and then I roll off the bed and crawl to the kitchen, where I grab a large carving knife and stand guard over the refrigerator, protecting my wife and myself from The Horror. Finally, she "talks me down" and I go to see the nice doctor the next day.

(Peace, I prefer Swiss cheese [Ementhaler] for grilled cheese sandwiches.]

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: bobad
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:04 AM

No party was complete without a plate of celery lengths the cavities of which were stuffed with Velveeta. This represented the height of sophisticated entertainment in many a family home including my own.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:05 AM

Never been a fan of processed cheese since staring down the business end of one of those melted cheese dispensers at Arbies.

I can still smell it... grosss.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:06 AM

When I was a kid, we had real stuff. Real bread (my mother made it) and real cheese, usually cheddar for mac & cheese, grilled cheese sammiches. Later on she got into sliced American cheese for sandwiches. I developed a fascination with Wonder bread and cheese products.

I ended up with Velveeta grill cheese sandwiches because of Peace. He talked of them when I was at Apple Hollow fest last summer, and we never got around to eating them. I came home and pigged out on grilled Velveeta sandwiches, and YES, they're good. It's also good in omelets and mac & cheese. It has a very high calories to weight ratio, so an ounce of Velveeta will probably put 5 or 6 pounds on your ass, but you can always work it off eating celery.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Anne Lister
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:09 AM

At a gig I did some years back in California, someone gave me a present, all wrapped up. Turned out to be a recipe book for Velveeta, which, as a UK resident, I'd never heard of. The recipes didn't entice me to try it out, I confess, so I gave the book to a friend who might possibly use it - she was at least living in a country where you could buy the relevant ingredients.
If the gift-giver is reading this thread, I'm sorry I didn't treat your offering with more reverence!

Anne

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:15 AM

Pat's Steaks in Philly used to put Cheez Whiz on their steak subs. Bloody philistines.

They opened a store in Atlantic City back in the 70s and it lasted about 5 minutes. We knew a decent sub when we tasted it, and had no time for their nasty Shoobie soft rolls and their plastic cheese. Did they SERIOUSLY think they'd be able to compete with White House, the king of sub shops? Lovely, fresh Italian bread...REAL mozzarella... *sigh*

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:17 AM

My heart mourns for today's youth. The best thing about Veleeta was the wooden box that it came in. They made great string walkie talkeys. My next door neighbor and I made a set with two Velveeta boxes and a long piece of kite string that ran through a hole in the box, with knots tied on each end. They worked beautifully, and didn't even require batteries. My day's blackberry. Of course, you had to be within thirty or forty feet of each other for them to work. and you could hear each other without them anyway.

But man, they were cool!

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Sleepy Rosie
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:18 AM

I've never been to America, but my Aunt is American, and when she came here she told me that she couldn't hardly buy 'cheese' or 'bread' at home, everything you could buy in those massive hyperdooper markets was all processed crud. She did leave America many years ago of course. But I was wondering if her anecdotal story, was an exaggeration or actually true....? Britain went through a bad phase during the seventies with hydrogenated lardy marge and white sliced chalky shite, but things do seem to have improved masses - and in recent years especially. We even get continental farmers markets in the highstreets now. I of course bake my own tasty brown bread, which is great freshly broken with meltingly ripe brie >this is a smug self-satisfied smile...<

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:21 AM

Bobad, you may be getting Cheez Whiz confused with Velveeta. Cheez Whiz (which is spreadable) and good salsa mixed together make a great dip for tortilla chips. Velveeta comes in bricks. You can build a little cheez igloo and wait for summer in it with some bread and fodue forks.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:26 AM

Rosie...

If you are willing to spend for it you can get decent organic unprocessed food in the US. Specialy shops, bakeries, delicatessans etc. Compared to UK prices for food the cost is not bad.

It is pretty difficult to feed a vegetarian when visiting small towns though. Another pack of peanuts, Honey?

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:40 AM

Rosie, it's a bit of a class and a generational thing (as so many things are...)

My family is from New Jersey. My (working-class) mother grew up in the 40s and 50s, when everything was about convenience and minimising housework. As a result, most of her "home cooking" contained processed food. I ate ridiculous amounts of tinned veg as a kid, and the recipe books she favoured contained "ingredients" like tinned soup. Often a recipe was simply a combination of different processed foods from tins and packets, and a "homemade" cake came out of a Betty Crocker box, with the icing out of a pre-prepared tub. She never whipped cream, but there was always a tub of Cool-whip in the freezer.

However, my grandma still cooked and baked properly, so I learned some from her, but largely had to teach myself to cook with fresh ingredients when I got married, and lived in England. I found that, in England, even my mum's generation tended to cook with real, fresh ingredients a lot more.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: bobad
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:51 AM

You are right Jeri, I was thinking Cheez Whiz, that is what was used in the celery, but I thought Velveeta was also spreadable, I guess I never had it.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:55 AM

Food is wonderful in England.   The one thing I dread about visiting US is what to eat and especially what to feed my partner who is a vegetarian.

And for which ever Catter is lurking ready to pounce - the answer is YES. Vegetarians really do taste better. I knew it would come so I thought I would beat whoever to the punch.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:57 AM

There used to be a horrible Velveeta advert with toilet sound effects. If nothing put you off that cheese that ad would. The cheddar goes plop (sound of something solid falling into toilet).

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 12:22 PM

I'm in a small town here and there is a store two miles away and another ten miles and a load past that. They all sell vegetables.

OK, they all also sell natural foods, tofu, rice, beans, seeds and such. There's a local 'country store' that sells aged Cheddar and you can buy all sorts of cheeses, some of which could possibly crawl into their own grocery sack.

On the other hand, you can also find Velveeta and Cheez Whiz. You decide: Stilton, brie, double Gloucester, Cheshire, OR tasty cheese products right out of the jar/foil wrapper thingie.

I also discovered the 2-mile-away place sells real Mascarpone in a plastic tub. I need to look for a gym...

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 12:30 PM

Hey, I'm from the cheese state, Wisconsin. You want it, they got it, including quite good brie. Wrote a song about it when someone questioned how I could ever stand to retire there. She didn't believe that you could get brie in Wisconsin, or the New York Times, a good bottle of wine or even a decent pair of shoes.

Will there be any brie in Wisconsin
Can you buy a good bottle of wine?
Or do they all drink Mogan David
Can you still buy the New York Times?

One memorable night when Art Thieme and I shared our annual concert at the Cafe Carpe in Fort Atkinson, I took a photograph of Art reading the New York Times with a good bottle of wine and some brie on the table, just to rub my friend's nose in it. Have you ever had your nose rubbed in brie?

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 12:58 PM

Jeri, sometimes one DOES simply crave rubbish - I find I need to keep a couple of boxes of Kraft Dinner in the cupboard for those occasional "dirty food" moments (maybe twice a year) when Yarg or Colston Bassett Stilton or Stinking Bishop just won't do... :)

I know my mother COULD have got fresh stuff if she wanted. She just chose not to. And what was with all the cans? I remember how she used to say she hated peas - she meant canned. I cooked her some frozen peas when she came to England, and it was a Damascene moment. She said, "What did you do to make them that colour?" I was like, "umm, that's the colour they're meant to be..."

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 01:04 PM

lol... so brilliant Ruth. I think your Mom and mine shared a food pantry. I am certain there are tins of asparagus in my Mom's pantry that were there 35 years ago. It is a kind of black hole or Bermuda Triangle. Things made of metal find their way in but never back out again.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Micca
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 01:38 PM

Sinsull gave me a piece of Velveeta to try this morning then sat back an laughed as I tried to get rid of it without swallowing!! It was DISGUSTING!!!!, for those in the UK, imagine Tofu that has been briefly in contact with Kraft "cheese" slices but with a slightly more rubbery texture and you get close, since I HATE Tofu mostly because of the "texture" (or the absence thereof)it is not surprising I was repelled instantly, if This stuff is food then Give me Soylent Green!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 02:19 PM

TRUE CONFESSIONS TIME!

When we got clobbered by a couple of hurricanes a few years back, the US Gubmint was kind enough to pass out Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) to help us fend off starvation until power was restored. Among the many suprises in an MRE packet, one is likely to find a packet of cheesish stuff akin to manually operated Cheez-Whiz. I say "manually operated" because it comes in a foil envelope, not an aerosol can. You have to poke a hole in the foil and squeeze the envelope to get the stuff out. Among the other goodies is some sort of thing that's not quite a slice of bread, not exactly a cookie, and definitely not a cracker or a biscuit. We christened them "Orc Biscuits" because we imagined they resembled the rations that would be issued to an army of Orcs preparing for a long battle march.

Now, here's the amazing thing: The manually operated Cheez-Whiz alone is totally inedible, and the Orc Biscuits are an abomination, but if you slather enough of the former on the latter, the result is downright addictive. I suspect there's some sort of chemical raction that takes place when the two are mixed that causes the brain to release chemicals that would be illegal if they were smoked. Since MREs are usually consumed by military personnel, not victims of natural disasters, I suspect the aforementioned addictive effect is a ploy to insure high re-enlistment percentages.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 02:33 PM

MY mom had the same damn pantry! And she'd buy stuff to 'put away' too. We were NOT allowed to open a tin of 'Vienna Sausages'. This is another American Processed food. They are NOT Viennese, nor are they sausges except in the tubular shape cagtegory. We always teased her that all that tinned food was 'for when the bomb falls'.

Her 'favorite' meals were casseroles...yup, made from tinned veg and condensed soups. She'd never even heard of broccoli or cauliflower til some years after she was married.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Ed T
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 03:08 PM

Spread it on fruitcake.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 03:56 PM

another thread...

Black Hole or Mom's Pantry? - contents definitely mineral questionably vegatable, and judging by the scurrying sounds when you turn on the light animal is in there too. Sell by (expiration) dates immediately nullified upon entry.

or should we put this in the Best Worst Movie thread?

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Maryrrf
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 07:17 PM

This must be a generational thing because my mom, who is now 74, cooks the same way as a few of the other moms mentioned. Everything is processed, canned/tinned. She doesn't make anything from scratch. I didn't know what fresh garlic looked like till I moved to France in the 70's. Her favorite casserole is the 'green bean casserole' with canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and canned 'fried' onion rings mixed together and baked.

She thinks I'm weird because if I want cooked carrots, for example, I buy the carrots, scrub them, slice them and boil them for a few minutes. "Why don't you just open a can?"   She thinks it's very strange if I bake an apple pie and make the filling of fresh sliced apples sprinkled with a little cinnamon and sugar, when I could buy a can of apple pie filling.

She has always cooked like this even though when I was growing up we lived on a farm and raised our own vegetables. She cooked the fresh vegetables (well overcooked, really) because my dad insisted but she really resented it and would slip in canned or packaged stuff whenever she could.

I would say that in most places in the US there are now plenty of choices for fresh vegetables, organic produce, good bread and cheese etc. When I was growing up it was a different story - it was Wonderbread, processed cheese, etc. Now there is a good selection of natural and organic food in most supermarkets, even the small ones.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 07:36 PM

CREATE! The world famous(well, it is now) "Aunt Wanda Sandwich"!

When you're 10 years old, and go to far off Canada to see your relatives. You MIGHT have the chance, if you're lucky, to taste Exotic Cuisine! That would be a sandwich made with Velveeta, Cheese Whiz, or other Cheddar pseudo food...

It's been a family secret for years, but I'll share it with you, since I'm that kind of guy...

Take 2 slices of WHITE bread. No whole wheat, rye, multigrain or other "healthy" breads. Those are for pooftas!

Then, take a slice of cooked ham, or grab 2 when nobody's looking. Place the ham carefully in between the 2 slices of WHITE bread. Align it properly so the squares match.

Then, glom at least a tablespoon of Velveeta, Cheez Whiz, or processed cheddar onto BOTH sides of the bread. The INSIDE, for those of you who are "sandwich chalenged".

Then, and this is the most important part. Take MARGARINE, not BUTTER, and coat the OUTSIDE of the bread. On BOTH sides. Place this delicacy in your Mom's/Aunt's frying pan, and gently cook it, until the cheese melts. Hot enough to just burn your tongue a little bit. It should be GOLDEN BROWN. Remove from pan. Slice DIAGONALLY(this affects the flavor.)

Now, put some potato chips on your plate, IN BETWEEN the two slices of bread. Somehow, get a Coke.(see Grandma downstairs, she always has some when YOU come to visit) NOT in a can. Has to be in a single serving Coke bottle. THE GREEN ONE!!! FLAVOR, it's all about the flavour!(See, I spelled it Brit style too, so you feel comfortable)...

There you have it. Wolfgang Puck can't touch this. It's beyond his conciousness. The C.I.A.(not THAT C.I.A.) doesn't even KNOW about this...But you, dear Mudcatmeister, now have it. treasure it...
bob

p.s. For those in the know, I might reveal my famous"Chop Suey Sandwich," if you're nice...in a later post..BR

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 08:09 PM

"Her favorite casserole is the 'green bean casserole' with canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and canned 'fried' onion rings mixed together and baked."

oh Mary - I feel your pain. Thank god the dog liked being fed this mess under the table.

"She has always cooked like this even though when I was growing up we lived on a farm and raised our own vegetables."

So did mine! What was going ON with them?!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 08:11 PM

Brooklyn Style...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4bk4A96wcA
For you 'catters who are "up wid it" homies, git down wid yo own bad self types...The three of us should talk sometime...BR

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: GUEST,pattyClink
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 09:17 PM

Thank you Bob for that rhapsody on grilled cheese. I have deep fondness for grilled cheese and tomato soup on a Saturday, and I remember Dad slicing from the Velveeta block. Ahhhhh.

Mary and Ruth about the 'what were they thinking' issue-- My mom also siezed on convenience foods, having been raised back before 'sliced bread' etc. Yet for all that, we ate fairly balanced meals that didn't make us fat, and seems like she, Dad, and all of us, had more time back then for things we considered more important than scrubbing carrots. There were music, books, cards, games, museums, visiting neighbors, school events, crafts, summer pool outings, etc.   

I cook lots of very healthy, tasty stuff these days, and most of it from scratch--once because I had to, and now because our health and budget depends on it. But when I take stock, I find it has become my main 'hobby', one I didn't really seek out. I have lost a LOT of days, hours, weekends, & sunset evenings to this pursuit, and frankly, I'd rather have been taking up real hobbies and exploring the world like dear old Mom. So I can't really fault her choice.

And to you English wonkers ragging on Velveeta as inedible! If my civilization placed kidney pie and black sausages in front of people claiming it was 'edible', I don't think I'd be so condescending.;-) WHAT are you people thinking?

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 09:35 PM

My mother would be 88 if she were alive, and she cooked everything from scratch when I was younger. She was a kid during the depression and wasn't about to waste money on prepared foods. We even had a vegetable garden and she'd preserve what we didn't eat.

Guilty pleasure? You betcha! Love that Kraft Mac & Cheese with the powdered cheese. There's an all natural powdered cheese mac & cheese (Annie's), but it's really just mac and dehydrated cheddar, so you can't look at it the same way as Kraft. Once, I was going to a school and somebody had the bright idea to get some Wonder bread, some bologna and some American cheese (which is an American cheese-like substance in 'slice' form), and mayo. We had the ritual making of sandwiches (you had to do it just so) and feasting after class and it was wonderful.

Listen, KIDS, VELVEETA DOES NOT COME IN TABLESPOONS!

...'scuse me. It isn't a spread. It comes in slabs and it's not meant for eating in chunks, not that I haven't done that. It's like eating chunks of cream cheese. Except cream cheese doesn't come in slabs. It's mostly cheese, and what isn't cheese is mostly milk, water and whey. There ARE a couple of preservative thingies thrown in, just so they can put it in the processed foods aisle I'd guess.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 09:37 PM

... 'WOnkers' ???!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 09:42 PM

You folks in UKland and elsewhere do know that it is quite easy to find vegetarian, even vegan, foods in the US don't you? Even a hash house here in Pocatello, Idaho has vegetarian and vegan items on the menu -- and the ratings of the restaurants go up from there.

You can also find organic fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, fish, and dairy products without a lot of hassle.

Now up in Canada, on the other hand....

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 10:30 PM

VELVEETA DOES NOT COME IN TABLESPOONS!

That's correct, Jeri. The proper word for a quantity of Velveeta is a "glop". It's necessary to use "glop" as a measurement standard because Velveeta reacts differently to attempts to slice it, depending on the temperature at which it has been stored. Fresh out of the refrigerator, it slices in a fashion not too disimilar to "real" cheese. A solid slice of Velveeta is referred to as a "cubic glop". If the Velveeta has been stored in a warmer environment, such as an uninsulated attic during July, it's more apt to take on the form of a gelatinous pool that defies slicing. Velveeta in this state is best attacked with a putty knife, and the resulting serving is referred to as a "gooey glop".

It's important to note that a cubic glop and a goey glop are identical in volume. They just look different. Sort of in the same way that Frosty the Snowman and a puddle of slush look different.

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 04 Jan 09 - 06:28 AM

"There were music, books, cards, games, museums, visiting neighbors, school events, crafts, summer pool outings, etc."

Actually, my mother's (quite reasonable) excuse for cutting corners where she could was that she worked full time. So we didn't do much of the stuff you mention - that's what grandma was for :).

Of course, I also work full time and still cook real food - but I have a cleaner, so I don't have to choose between cooking a nice meal or cleaning the bathroom. Then again, my mother never owned an ironing board, and I iron all of our clothes...it's all trade-offs, isn't it?

Back OT, I don't know why the orangey goodness of Kraft Dinner has got such appeal - even for my daughter, who didn't grow up eating it. As the Barenaked Ladies once sang:

If I had a million dollars
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner
"But we would."
"Of course we would. We'd just eat more."

Subject: RE: BS: Best Things to Do With Velveeta,...
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Jan 09 - 07:05 AM

Her favorite casserole is the 'green bean casserole' with canned green beans, cream of mushroom soup, and canned 'fried' onion rings mixed together and baked

I am with Maryrrf and Ruth on this one. Ugghh. And my very English partner loves this dish, though I make it with fresh green beans.

Still I would rather just have the beans. If they must be dressed up then add fresh chestnut mushrooms sauteed with little olive oil and fresh garlic.

It isn't a spread. It comes in slabs and it's not meant for eating in chunks

It is not meant for eating at all.. Come on! This is what the thread is about. Definitely not for human consumption. We should be sharing other good uses. If only I could think of some.

On the eating in the US point..... finding decent food when staying in motels/hotels in small towns in VA, NC, GA is a bit difficult. Especially if one is a vegetarian and both avoid processed food like the plague. All the bread in the US has sugar in it. I never knew how nice real bread tastes until I moved to UK. It was difficult to find restaurants to cater to vegetarian as well.

Luckily it was summer so we bought a lot of fresh fruit and veg (carrots, celery, cherry tomoatoes, cukes). I must say though that the fresh fruit and veg tastes better in UK than the supermarket stuff in US.