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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Jan 29, 2015 11:45:38 GMT -5
Wow! A FB friend had commented on making pimento cheese spread and I had never heard of it before. Sounded interesting.
Surprised to see it at our little Mom/Pop grocery store this morning - marked "homemade". Boy is it ever good on my gluten free crackers!
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Post by Laney on Jan 29, 2015 12:25:16 GMT -5
I love good pimento cheese!!
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Post by Kinsa on Jan 29, 2015 12:45:58 GMT -5
Pardon my jaw drop, but you've never heard of pimento cheese spread?!?
Yes, very yummy... and bad for a diet... (LOL)
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Post by MOmom on Jan 29, 2015 12:50:26 GMT -5
I've heard of it, but I have never tried it.
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Post by BC on Jan 29, 2015 17:46:13 GMT -5
Oh wow, I can't imagine not hearing of pimento cheese before either.
Good thing that your first taste was a good brand, b/c you might have decided that you didn't like it, if you would have gotten some brands. They're not all made equal.
I like it okay, but I'm not a big fan of red peppers, so I like it to be less pimento'y, and less mayo'y (don't like mayo either).
I've made it myself a couple of times.
I had it grilled at our deli a few months back. If you like it, you might try that for a warmer meal (wintertime vs. summertime).
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Post by Flautista on Jan 29, 2015 19:24:41 GMT -5
I'm surprised that you hadn't heard of pimento cheese spread, either! We make it in the deli where I work. I was a huge fan as a shopper years and years before I started working there. Now I know how to make it.  |
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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Jan 29, 2015 19:36:07 GMT -5
Is it a southern thing?
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Post by Flautista on Jan 29, 2015 19:49:21 GMT -5
I don't know. I live in Kentucky, but I'm too close to Cincinnati to be considered Southern. Kroger stores across the river (meaning in Ohio) carry Price's pimento spread and they make their own version. |
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Post by Kinsa on Jan 29, 2015 21:16:39 GMT -5
I don't think so. (?) I grew up in Pennsylvania, and I knew about it growing up.
But then on the other hand, my parents were military retirees, and they picked up a lot of food strangeness throughout their years of multiple duty stations around the world.
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Post by Laney on Jan 29, 2015 23:17:41 GMT -5
I'm southern and it has always been a part of my life.  I don't know that it is actually southern though. |
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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Jan 30, 2015 6:48:37 GMT -5
all you ever needed to know about pimento cheeseI had to look it up. It's a long article. The gist of it is - it started in New York then later because Georgia had such a great pimento crop that they started making in from scratch. There is our lesson on pimento cheese spread for the day. 
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