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Widmer's Cheese Cellars

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"Widmer's Cheese Cellars. (l-r) Harvey Kamrath, Ralph, Joe, and John Widmer scoop brick cheese curds out of the vat. Widmers are now in their 56th year of cheesemaking."

Date Created:
February 10, 1978

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Date Created February 10, 1978

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0132P2
Legacy ID
WHi 87391

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Widmer Cheese Factory

Widmer Cheese Factory

1960

"Ralph Widmer receives milk at Widmer Cheese Factory."

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Widmer Cheese Employees

Widmer Cheese Employees

August 1979

"Widmer Cheese employees. Front; Pat Geschke, Harvey Kamrath, Joe- John- Ralph- Jim Widmer."

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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Salting Cheese Curds

Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Salting Cheese Curds

circa 2000-2009

Salt is sprinkled on the newly cut cheese curds.

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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Curd Mill

Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Curd Mill

circa 2000-2009

The slabs of cheese are put through a curd mill, which makes the popular Cheddar Cheese Curds.

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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cold Storage Room

Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cold Storage Room

circa 2000-2009

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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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Weighing Cheese Curds

Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Weighing Cheese Curds

The finished cheese curds are weighed and poured into forms to make a 40 pound block of cheese.

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