A warning for those who may be travelling by air.
I went to Kentucky, to visit my cousins last month. I brought along a couple of pounds of cheese for my cousin John. (They live in a small town, where good cheese is hard to come by. John is 89, and in better shape than I am. Cheese will not harm him.) I packed the cheese in my suitcase.
Surprise number 1 came when I tried to check my bag. They X Ray them now. Surprise number 2 came when the nice lady put on a pair of surgical gloves, and told me she was going to have to search my bag. "There's a couple of blocks in there. We can't see what they are," she said. The potential bombs were 1 pound smoked cheddar, 1 pound port wine cheddar. At least she didn't unwrap the cheese, or stick her fingers into it. But do pack carefully, give yourself PLENTY of time at the airport, and beware of subversive cheese.