Cup Cheese

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Cup Cheese is a soft, spreadable cheese deeply rooted in "Pennsylvania Dutch" culinary history. Its heritage dates back to the immigration of the Mennonites and Amish to Pennsylvania in the late 1600's. A descendant of the German cheese "Koch Käse," it became known as "cup cheese" because it was sold in a cup. Cup cheese is increasingly seen as a specialty cheese which permits even those on restricted diets to enjoy its unique taste.

Cup Cheese has also been traditionally used as a form of punishment for misbehaving children, due to the fact that its pungent odor and taste is repulsive to children.