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noun Chiefly Hudson Valley.
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Origin of pot cheese

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

regional variations of pot cheese

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How to use pot cheese in a sentence

  • Sour milk may make good pot-cheese to which we do not object, but it will not make good American cheddar cheese.

    Hints on Dairying|T. D. Curtis
  • Mrs. Bristow gave Janey a beautiful, big pot-cheese to take home; and it was just delicious.

    A Little Girl of Long Ago|Amanda Millie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for pot cheese

pot cheese

noun
US a type of coarse dry cottage cheese
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