21 responses to “INVITE THE SERIAL KILLER BACK!”

1. friend13 January 27th, 2010 at 09:21

   What is cup cheese?

2. Becky January 27th, 2010 at 09:23

   I’ve never had it in my life but (some) Lancastrians seem to love it. I gather it’s some kind of cheese with a lot of water added to make it spreadable. That’s about all I know.

3. abbylynn January 27th, 2010 at 09:48

   Shenks Cupcheese Mild
   Mild Cupcheese Shenks’s Cup Cheese is a soft, spreadable cheese deeply rooted in “Pennsylvania Dutch” culinary history. It’s heritage dates back to the immigration of the mennonites and amish to Pennsylvania in the late 1600’s. A descendent of the german cheese koch kase, it became known as “cup cheese” because it was sold in a cup. In 1929 dairy farmer Clayton Shenk first produced cup cheese from the skim portion of milk to sell at market. Today, Shenk’s naturally-ripened cup cheese is still made on the original farm property using all-natural ingredients. As always, it contains no additives or preservatives. Shenks Cup cheese is increasingly seen as a gormet specialty cheese which permits even those on restricted diets to enjoy its unique taste.
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   100 Mild Cupcheese - 6 Pack 6 $24.00 Buy
   8 oz container: 8oz

   Title: CUP CHEESE

   Categories: Misc, Dairy
   Yield: 1 servings

   Thick milk **
   pn Salt
   1 ts Baking soda
   1 c Cream
   1/2 lb Butter
   Egg

   ** Thick milk is soured milk.

   Scald thick milk by baking it at 350-F for a few
   minutes; allow to remain long enough to bake the
   curds. Drain off the water, put curds in an earthen
   vessel and keep at a moderately warm temperature
   (about 75-F). Each day for a week, add new baked
   curds. At the end of a week, pour the curds into a
   heated pan and let simmer very slowly; bring to a slow
   boil without any stirring. Add a pinch of salt, 1 tsp
   of baking soda dissolved in 1 cup of fresh sweet cream
   and 1/2 pound of butter. Stir the mixture; continue
   boiling for 15 minutes. Add 2 or 3 beaten eggs and
   pour mixture into small cheese cups.

   Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old
   Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.

   —–

4. friend13 January 27th, 2010 at 10:22

   Have you tried it abbylynn? I tend to avoid dutchie food - usually no flavor. I need spices cuz I’m spicy! and silly when I drink coffee!

5. abbylynn January 27th, 2010 at 13:45

   Yep…. Friend13,I’ve tried it.If you close your eyes and eat it on crackers or ring bolonga it’s ok.I wouldn’t pay to eat it though.

6. Becky January 27th, 2010 at 14:21

   friend13 - I actually looked up cup cheese and linked to the recipe on this site several years ago because LNP wrote about Central Market and the opening sentence was something like “Where are you going to buy your cup cheese?” As you can imagine, the article was a real thriller!

   The recipe I linked to was this one: http://www.recipezaar.com/Amish-Cup-Cheese-Spreading-Cheese-47802 Now, tell me if you ever want to eat “shmear kase?” I would hate to lose you as a “friend.”

7. friend13 January 27th, 2010 at 15:16

   I don’t think you could pay me to eat that

   Thanks though, the thought of boiling milk and cheese then spreading it on bread with jelly was enough to make me put down the snack pass the water! lol

8. cinnamon January 27th, 2010 at 15:35

   Ewe, makes me want to puke just thinking about it !! Gross ! I do hear however that it is healthy ! I’ll stick to celery and carrot sticks !

9. Hill January 27th, 2010 at 16:20

   Ok Cinn it’s not that great for ya……. eat a quart then tell me if you feel healthier.. .

   Serving Size 1 quarts 2042g

   Recipe makes 2 quarts)
   Calories 4054
   Calories from Fat 2730 (67%)
   Amount Per Serving %DV
   Total Fat 303.4g 466%
   Saturated Fat 180.0g 900%
   Monounsaturated Fat 87.0g
   Polyunsaturated Fat 13.2g
   Trans Fat 0.0g
   Cholesterol 975mg 325%
   Sodium 16165mg 673%
   Potassium 4036mg 115%
   Total Carbohydrate 111.5g 37%
   Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
   Sugars 84.3g
   Protein 224.7g 449%

   how is this calculated?

10. Becky January 27th, 2010 at 16:24

    They have Chance and ceejay sitting in the back with crayons taking guesses and making it up!

11. cinnamon January 27th, 2010 at 16:26

    Touche Hill, good it’s not healthy then ! Still sounds very gross. I like good old american or swiss cheese myself.

12. Hill January 27th, 2010 at 16:34

    LOL Becky…. It may taste better if Ya drink some hard wine first then try it on french bread after your loaded .. . maybe dip some hot wings in it…. .

13. Becky January 27th, 2010 at 16:38

    Hill, I do not think it is wise to suggest anyone eat it on my site! I could be sued, you know! Worse yet, they might throw the rest of their cup cheese at me! Horrors! OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: There will be no actual mention of eating cup cheese on this site. Thank you.

14. Hill January 27th, 2010 at 16:40

    WHY YES MAME ??????

15. Becky January 27th, 2010 at 16:44

    Now, Hill, don’t be offended. Maybe we could find other uses for it besides eating it? Glue, of course, comes to mind.

16. Hill January 27th, 2010 at 16:51

    Ok Becky We all gotta still figure out when we will meet up and what we are wearing do we want the Glam look, or the girl scout look or the Amish Garb?…. Call me so I can get some hair appointments set up and so I know how many to plan on having go wit us… Make any sense to you? .

17. Becky January 27th, 2010 at 16:54

    Makes perfect sense to me! I will be calling after I ponder our look choices! You will still be buying that case of Shenk’s cup cheese, won’t you Hill? The trashbackers don’t scare me! They can’t spell the word “sue” and their aim is really bad when they’re drunk!

18. I have your crayon January 27th, 2010 at 17:18

    I make sandwiches . Just spread it on about one quarter inch thick and 2 pieces of bread and butter. :) .

19. Becky January 27th, 2010 at 17:23

    Editor’s Note: The above is not recommended for those with taste buds or easily upset stomachs. Thank you!

20. Concerned (a.k.a. Serial Killer) January 28th, 2010 at 00:14

    [low-pitched voice, squinting with an evil look] Hello kiddies, want some candy? Moohahahaha!!!

    Good evening all. Sorry it’s so late, just want to drop in real quick and say hello.

    I was unable to post earlier because the FBI was searching my house for bodies in the basement. Man they made a mess. Apparently, they read your website and saw that you thought I was a serial killer. Being labeled as such could be a good thing if I was as handsome as Ted Bundy (without all the killing of course), but a bad thing if I looked like the Green River Killer.

    Look forward to some more blogging fun in the next couple…. that is if the FBI gives me my computer back.

21. Becky January 28th, 2010 at 08:39

    Hey, Concerned! Glad the FBI acted on my tip! You can’t be too careful you know! We’ll be happy to have you back when - and if - you are fully cleared!