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Description: | There is some cream in the whey, which is extracted by pumping the whey through this cream separator (a Westfalia Centrifuge). |
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Description: | Cheesemakers remove loaves of Brick Cheese that have been floating in the salt brine tank for 14 hours. |
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Description: | The Foil Pack Brick Cheese is a surface-ripened cheese. Each cheese is washed with whey to enhance the ripening process, during the week-long stay in the c... |
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Description: | Each Brick Cheese is packed in an airtight bag. A machine draws all the air out of the bag and a clip is applied. By dipping each package in hot water, the... |
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Description: | When making Cheddar Cheese, slabs of cheese are turned and packed, which is called, "Cheddaring." |
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Description: | The slabs of cheese are put through a curd mill, which makes the popular Cheddar Cheese Curds. |
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Description: | Salt is sprinkled on the newly cut cheese curds. |
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Description: | The finished cheese curds are weighed and poured into forms to make a 40 pound block of cheese. |
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Description: | In 2004, Widmer's added 3500 sq. feet, which includes packaging, cold storage, loading dock, office and bathroom facilities. Pictured here is Widmer's CEO ... |
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Description: | CEO Joe Widmer and Office Manager, Kristine Miescke, go over reports in their office. Widmer's ships cheese to every state in the union. |
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Description: | CEO Joe Widmer stands in the newly added area used for cheese packaging. |
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Description: | CEO Joe Widmer stand in the 40-degree cold storage room where Widmer's ages their award winning Cheddar, Brick, and Colby Cheese. |
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Description: | The Koll farm is located on the south end of Theresa village limits at 337 Menomonee Street. Paul & Evangelline Koll purchased the farm from Adolph Neumeye... |
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Description: | Paul and Evangeline Koll have 27 stanchions in their barn. They ceased milking cows May 26, 1988. |
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Description: | Brothers Roy (left) and Earl (right) Lichtenberg, are the 4th generation of Lichtenbergs to live on this farm. The farm, at W1918 McArthur Road (Section 17... |
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Description: | Arnold and Bernice Lifke were married 59 years ago, when Arnie returned from serving in the Marine Corp in the SW Pacific. They have lived on the farm most... |
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Description: | Milton and Adeline Retzlaff live a mile west of Theresa at W1346 Hwy 28 (Section 9). The Retzlaff's, who will be married 60 years in August, last milked co... |
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Description: | The Retzlaff's own this antique potato planter, which was purchased from Ed Radke, a long time Theresa resident. |
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Description: | Michael and Amy Schneider, with their children, Maggie and Matthew, live at 807 Allen Road (Section 26). They have lived here for 8 years. |
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Description: | The ruins of this home and barn were once the property of Matt Leichtle. It is currently owned by Paul Christian. |
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