Old enough to remember.
How the U.S. Ended Up With Warehouses Full of 'Government Cheese'
I remember government cheese. I had a disabled neighbor, an elderly black woman who used a walker. She mentioned that she wanted the cheese but was unable to go get it. I was young and able-bodied, so I went and stood in line for the cheese. I brought her a 5 pound box. She was very happy to have it.
5 pounds of cheese is a lot of cheese, but if you are having to stretch food $ I suspect one finds many ways to eat it and work it into one’s diet. I am sure my neighbor managed to eat it up. That’s some good protein, calcium, etc to add to many meals.
Personally, I would eat a lot of omelets if I had a challenge to eat 5 pounds of cheese as frugally as possible. But then, I may be part 🐭
@Myrth My grandmother got it and always gave most of it to us b/c who the hell can eat 5 lbs of cheese. 😜