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43. I don't normally eat it, however...

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 08:07 PM

Jan 2014

...if you ever have to feed many people on a budget, Velveeta makes a very acceptable low-cost mac & cheese:

Cook until almost done, 4 cups (1 pound) of elbow macaroni.
Drain macaroni and mix in 2 sticks (1 cup) of frozen butter, cut into small pieces.
Put macaroni mix into slow cooker with 4 pounds of cubed Velveeta and 6 cups of milk.
Cook on high for 3 hours, stirring now and then.
This requires a large six-quart slow cooker—it won’t fit into the smaller round ones.

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Velveeta's fake product shortage and why the news SUCKS BAD [View all] elehhhhna Jan 2014 OP

We have reached peak Velveeta? redwitch Jan 2014 #1

I would guess that it is made from mostly oil, so... Ed Suspicious Jan 2014 #3

This guy might get upset snooper2 Jan 2014 #11

Could this be a duplicate thread? BobUp Jan 2014 #2

Many Americans would be better off with a shortage of Velveeta Cheese and Tortilla Corn Chips. democratisphere Jan 2014 #4

Did you know? When you buy a bag of potato-chips... DetlefK Jan 2014 #7

Cheese and Velveeta - only very loosely connected intaglio Jan 2014 #5

Local News Pointed That Out erpowers Jan 2014 #6

After 40 years in the grocery business gelsdorf Jan 2014 #8

Velveeta IS a fake product. MineralMan Jan 2014 #9

No it's not B2G Jan 2014 #10

Oh, yes it is. MineralMan Jan 2014 #12

I like it for cooking and B2G Jan 2014 #16

Look at the ingredients in Velveeta. MineralMan Jan 2014 #19

So you don't eat american cheese, cream cheese B2G Jan 2014 #20

No, I don't. MineralMan Jan 2014 #21

I eat and cook with natural cheeses all of the time B2G Jan 2014 #23

It makes yummy grilled "cheese food" sandwiches LOL n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2014 #25

Actually, there is real, American cheese, it just isn't sold in individually wrapped slices. Jenoch Jan 2014 #37

I know this is going to make me sound like a snob Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #55

The milk protein concentrate that makes Velveeta "fake" ronnie624 Jan 2014 #27

There's nothing fake about milk protein concentrate Major Nikon Jan 2014 #52

I was using the word as applied by someone else, hence the quotation. n/t ronnie624 Jan 2014 #64

I make frequent trips to Tillamook MurrayDelph Jan 2014 #29

I used to love Cheez Whiz... TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #33

In another DU thread I learned that Jenoch Jan 2014 #38

Dairy farmers of America... TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #39

I liked Cheez Whiz as a kid. Jenoch Jan 2014 #40

It does still contain real whiz, however. IntravenousDemilo Jan 2014 #57

I read a story from one of the Jenoch Jan 2014 #60

Good stuff. MineralMan Jan 2014 #47

We spend a lot of time in Vermont. Atman Jan 2014 #58

You might want to edit this post oberliner Jan 2014 #62

Hey, thanks. I made a correction. MineralMan Jan 2014 #63

Midwestern cheese elitism. What's new. I think Vermont cheese is the best. bluestate10 Jan 2014 #42

Actually, I like california cheese. MineralMan Jan 2014 #46

Ya know, engaging cheese snobs is as fruitless as... TreasonousBastard Jan 2014 #28

The funny thing is, ronnie624 Jan 2014 #31

Just to be clear-- from Kraft itself is the list ingredients... TreasonousBastard Jan 2014 #34

Pray Thee never run into a wine and cheese snob. bluestate10 Jan 2014 #44

LOL I found squeezecheese (swedish) in a toothpastelike tube once elehhhhna Jan 2014 #45

And to raise the hype for the fake product, they create a fake shortage liberal N proud Jan 2014 #53

It's safe to assume that any product billed as "cheese food" is neither. IntravenousDemilo Jan 2014 #56

One of human addictions that gets scant coverage: food. randome Jan 2014 #13

They need to say a snowstorm is preventing them from delivering more Velveeta... Atman Jan 2014 #14

BWHAHA! Just as posted that last reply, MSNBC started a story about it...mocking. Atman Jan 2014 #15

Hell, they could probably use it to wrap around the Fukushima reactor! randome Jan 2014 #17

Velveeta's package is the equivalent of a can. jmowreader Jan 2014 #48

I have not knowing consumed Velveeta in my adult life Orrex Jan 2014 #18

Maybe this fake Velveeta shortage will force people to buy good real cheese. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #22

Well, I for one eat Velveeta all the time quinnox Jan 2014 #24

I use it mainly for cooking, but B2G Jan 2014 #26

It's an Abomination unto the Lord. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #30

IMHO Velveeta doesn't qualify as food. It much more closely resembles a petroleum product. kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #32

Americans Sick of Fake News, Cheese Blue Owl Jan 2014 #35

while I won't disparage those who enjoy velveeta Revanchist Jan 2014 #36

I blame Colorado... Glassunion Jan 2014 #41

I don't normally eat it, however... spinbaby Jan 2014 #43

Those bastards! The only solution is to gruyere own! pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #49

No whey, they curd brie lying... countryjake Jan 2014 #50

You have won the day, Sir pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #51

No gouda comes from this. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #66

Velveeta is gross Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #54

Kraft is a nasty, greedy, exploitative, unethical corporation. IntravenousDemilo Jan 2014 #59

some ad agency earned every penny they were paid. The fact that it was reported as news dembotoz Jan 2014 #61

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