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[Kachina624]

My mother used to buy this weird cheese which I've never seen in any store called Sapsago (one or two words?).  It was hard as a rock and was cone shapped 3-4" high.   She would grate it very fine and mix half and half with soft butter.  It made a wonder spread for crackers.  Delicious. 

[Kachina624]

Heres what I found about Sap Sago Cheese.  Very interesting. 

Sap Sago Cheese is a 100% natural cheese with a deliciously distinctive flavor. The hard, low-fat, pungent grating cheese has a history that dates back to 1463 from the mountains of Canton Glarus in Switzerland. Also known as Swiss Schabziger®, this unique cheese is still manufactured with the same recipe from a thousand years ago. It uses skimmed cow's milk mixed with aromatic blue fenugreek, which makes it so healthy and gives it its characteristic aroma and attractive green herb color.

Swiss Schabziger® comes packaged in a 3-ounce cone. Its uses are endless -- grate it over boiled or baked potatoes, noodles, pasta, pizza, soups and salads and even over apple and cherry pies. The Swiss often mix Sap Sago in equal parts with butter for a very tasty spread for fresh breads.

This almost fat-free cheese is for the more adventuresome. It keeps almost indefinitely at room temperature (however, we keep it under refrigeration) and you'll find that a little goes a long way. Imported from Switzerland

[Desertdi]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

My mother used to buy this weird cheese which I've never seen in any store called Sapsago (one or two words?).  It was hard as a rock and was cone shapped 3-4" high.   She would grate it very fine and mix half and half with soft butter.  It made a wonder spread for crackers.  Delicious. 

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@Kachina624    My ma used to mix it with cream cheese.    I remember it being quite "pungent".      

[Kachina624]

@Desertdi  The things we have in common is just uncanny.  I checked a bunch of websites where the sell cheese and every one said this is currently unavailable.  I wonder why?  Maybe it's seasonal? 

[Desertdi]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@Desertdi  The things we have in common is just uncanny.  I checked a bunch of websites where the sell cheese and every one said this is currently unavailable.  I wonder why?  Maybe it's seasonal? 

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@Kachina624     I saw Sapsago at Trader Joe's once........but I thought it was too high priced for that little package.    I seem to remember my ma always bought it around Christmas........so maybe it IS seasonal (?)

Yeah......we do seem to have a lot in common...........but I only have ONE living relative, so I don't guess we're related.......maybe just from the same era!  di

[feline groovy]

@Kachina624

Hey, K.   It's currently in stock here and has rave reviews:

http://www.homesteadmarket.com/Sap-Sago-Cheese--3-oz-cone_p_55.html

[Kachina624]

Thanks @feline groovy  I just placed an order. 👍