Cheese : the making of a Wisconsin tradition / Jerry Apps.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apps, Jerry, 1934- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cheese--Wisconsin.

Cheese.

Cheese--Wisconsin--History.

Cheese factories--Wisconsin.

Cheese factories.

History.

Wisconsin.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2020]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. An Overview

2. Beginnings

3. Wisconsin Cheesemaking, 1840-1880

4. Wheat to Cheese

5. The Cheese Factory

6. Rapid Expansion, 1880-1920

7. The University of Wisconsin and Dairying

8. Caring for the Dairy Cow

9. How Cheese Is Made

10. Wisconsin's Historic Cheeses

11. Other Historic Cheeses

12. Historic Cheese Factories: Inside and Out

13. Life in a Cheese Factory

14. Growing Up in a Cheese Factory

15. Cheesemakers

16. Major Changes, 1920-1960

17. More Changes, 1920-1960

18. Transition, 1960-1998

19. New Directions, 1998-2020

20. Cheese Graders and Inspectors

21. Cheese Buyers, Processors, and Distributors

22. Specialty Cheeses

23. Wisconsin's Largest Cheese Producers

24. Selected Cheese Factory Histories

25. Specialized Cheese Factories

26. Supporting Organizations: Cheesemakers

27. Supporting Organizations: Dairy Farm Producers

28. Celebrating and Promoting Cheese

29. The Funny Side of Cheese

30. Green County, Wisconsin: A Case Study in Change

31. Final Thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780299329242

0299329240

OCLC:

1141029734