Colby Cheese

Genuine Globe Cheese Boats are made with Colby Longhorn Cheese.  There are no substitutes for colby cheese.  Cheddar cheese is often used but it lacks the subtle flavor and texture of colby and should only be used as a last resort.  It turns out that colby cheese is far more special than we ever thought it was.  No wonder it lends such a unique flavor to Globe Cheese Boats!

Colby cheese was first created in--wait for it--Colby, Wisconsin, in the 1880's.  The People of Colby LOVE colby cheese and have fought to have it designed as the Wisconsin State Cheese.  Yes, it's THAT popular.  We'll spare you all the technical details but we will say this: FIND COLBY CHEESE and use it for your Globe Cheese Boats.  NO other cheese will produce the expected results.  Only Colby will do!

And don't forget--GRATE your colby yourself.  DO NOT BUY pre-grated colby because the corn starch added to keep it from clumping will significantly alter the taste of your Globe Cheese Boats!

Colby cheese was once wildly popular around America but now it's hard to find.  Of course, you can find Colby-Jack cheese but it's not the same as pure Colby.  You pretty much have to special order Colby Cheese through an Associated Grocer affiliate store.  It goes under the brand name of "Food Club" which was once known as the "American Family" brand.

In the Globe vicinity, Superior's Save Money Market and Safford's Thriftee Super Market carry Food Club branded items.  We have heard it's possible to buy a full long horn of colby in Safford!

Supposedly, Wal Mart stores with a deli carry a colby cheese but we have not verified this.  YMMV.

Here are a couple of links to help you better understand colby cheese:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colby_cheese

https://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/in-depth/news/2021/04/05/colby-wisconsin-original-should-our-state-cheese-column/4803630001/

The historical marker shown below is located in Colby, Wisconsin.

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