The truth about Monterey Jack

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_jack

Monterey Jack is a type of semi-hard cheese using cows milk. It is commonly sold by itself, or mixed with Colby cheese to make a marbled cheese known as Colby-Jack (or Co-Jack).

In its earliest form, Monterey Jack was made by the Franciscan monks of Monterey, California, during the 1800s. A shrewd Californian business man by the name of David Jacks began to first mass market the cheese. He produced a mild, white cheese, which came to be known at first as "Jack's Cheese", and eventually "Monterey Jack".

An aged version of this cheese, known as Dry Jack, can be grated and used much like Parmesan cheese. Dry Jack was originally developed during WWII by Peter Vella as the Italian styled cheeses became increasing difficult to obtain due to the embargo imposed on Italy during the war.

Another version called Pepper jack mixes hot peppers with Monterey Jack for a zesty flavor. Pepper jack is often used as an alternative cheese in dishes such as quesadillas, but can be eaten with bread or crackers as a snack.

[Shell Beau]

1. There you go! Now I know!

:P

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2. The blinds have been lifted so that all may see.

[Deja Q]

3. Would some viagra help Monterey Jack?

:yoiks:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear swag....

It is one of my fav cheeses...

Sooooo good in a toasted cheese sandwich!

Thank you...

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9. I've recently rediscovered it.

It is excellent.

[CatholicEdHead]

5. Montery Jack.....

Yum......

[wildhorses]

6. have you tried it with the horseradish?

to die for, darling

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10. I should do that.

I just had a sandwich with nine grain bread, deli turkey, a slice of monterey jack cheese, and liberal sprinklings of tabasco.

[Shakespeare]

7. artisanal dry monterey jack is the BEST

Now I'm hungry. :9

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11. How do you prefer to eat that?

On a slice baguette or with some crackers, perchance?

[Shakespeare]

14. All by itself, or with a thin slice of bagette. And wine, of course. n/t

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Note:

Jacks Peak, a few miles SE of Monterey, is also named for David Jacks.




Aren't you glad you know that? :D

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12. Duly noted.

I thank you for the edification.

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Just found this view

Looking north across Monterey Bay. The city is Seaside. The yellowish building in foreground is the Naval Postgraduate School.

[ThomCat]

13. Wow. Jack must have been a popular and influential person.

:)

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. From what little I recall of local history

he had a lotta enemies around here.

But then, so did John Steinbeck — and they built a fucking shrine to him. :shrug:

But that's because Salinas got sick and tired of being thought of as "That place near Monterey where all the Mexicans live."

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19. They named the shirt jac after him, even.

[Left Is Write]

16. I am SO relieved!

Pepper jack is often used as an alternative cheese in dishes such as quesadillas, but can be eaten with bread or crackers as a snack.

I was worried about being a renegade, but now that I have permission to eat pepper jack with bread or crackers as a snack, I can stop looking over my shoulder.

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17. Well now, it may be another story in Idaho.

We can't pump our own gas in Oregon, so you never can tell.

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20. I ended up having a bit more Pepper Jack, this time on half a turkey sandwich.

With some tabasco splatted on the cheese.

That's a bit much cheese for one day, as Courtney Love might point out, but I was acting like I was on vacation all day anyway, so it doesn't really go on my permanent record.