Pushing the wheel of cheese in Monroe
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On June 11, the “One Kettle—One Wheel” Swiss cheese making demonstration in Monroe will allow visitors to see something really cool: a wheel of Swiss cheese made in the old manner, which involves stirring heated milk until curd form. The curds are then pressed into cloth and flattened into a wheel. The milk truck will arrive at Imobersteg Farmstead Cheese Factory at 9 a.m. Next, a clutch of professional cheese makers from Green County will arrive on the scene and work their wizardry in a factory equipped with the original equipment that the Imoberstegs used to make cheese 100 years ago. According to event planners, the original Imobersteg’s son, Arnold, who is 93, will be there to take a turn stirring with the family Swiss harp. Making a wheel of cheese is a somewhat lengthy process, so attendees have a great excuse to chow down on the grilled cheese sandwiches and cream puffs on sale at the event. Barring any problems with the Swiss harp, a hand-stirred wheel will be completed by mid-afternoon. Best part: the event is free.
FATSOMETER: 6. It would break the Fatsometer if everyone got a wheel of cheese, but there’s only one. Still, those cream puffs are not fat-free.
