Well, I Laughed
Buried Below pt.1: The Big Cheese
"Where is the secret government underground cheese cave?" The question is simple enough, the answer has more holes in it than a slice of Swiss cheese. A podcast episode on cheese! The history of American cheese, why it is called "government cheese". why American cheese looks and taste the way that it does, and what is underground Springfield, Missouri? A journey back in time and down below this week!
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| Brittany Spears for 'got milk?' | Annatto |
Sources:
Yes, the Government Really Does Stash Billions of Pounds of Cheese in Missouri Caves - Modern Farmer
How Government Cheese Became Welfare for Farmers - CNBC via YouTube
Big Government Cheese | Planet Money | NPR - NPR via YouTube
Underground Caverns Keep Things Cold, Safe... and Secret - Wired
History - Springfield Underground
Springfield Underground, Missouri - The Center for Land Use Interpretation.
New revelations uncover history of Missouri 'cheese caves' - Fox 2 Now
The spellbinding history of cheese and witchcraft - the Conversation
Timeline of American Cheese - Cheesetique
Baby Swiss Cheese - A Wisconsin Legend - Wisconsin Cheeseman
The Original American Cheeses - Wisconsin Cheeseman
Jesse Williams' Cheese Factory Revolutionized Modern Cheesemaking - New York Almanack
Dairy Price Support Program - Wikipedia
Understanding the 'Milk Cliff' - NPR Planet Money
Providing Nutritious Milk to Children - USDA Food and Nutrition Service
WTF Happened to Government Cheese - Vice
Why 'Got Milk?' Is One of the Greatest Ad Campaigns of All Time - Saveur
There are billions of pounds of cheese stockpiled in the United States. But who owns it? - WUSA9