PULLMAN, Wash. – Cougar Gold, Washington State University’s signature cheese, earned a second place award in its category this summer in the 2008 American Cheese Society Competition. WSU’s famous white, sharp cheddar cheese finished second in the American Originals category, cheeses that are considered American in their original forms, such as Monterey Jack, Brick Muenster […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Who owns the oldest unopened can of Cougar Gold, Washington State University’s signature cheese? That distinction may belong to Robert L. Russell, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in hotel and restaurant administration and business administration at WSU in 1976. Tucked away in his refrigerator in Costa Rica are nine cans […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Cougar Gold, Washington State University’s famous white, sharp, cheddar cheese, earned a Gold Award at the prestigious 2006 World Cheese Awards in London this past June. Cougar Gold was one of four cheeses in its class to earn Gold Awards. Nine cheeses were entered. “The prestige of winning gold at the World […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — “Fresh Cheese Made Safely,” an instructional video on how to make queso fresco cheese with pasturized milk, is available from Washington State University Cooperative Extension. Queso fresco cheese is a soft, homemade cheese popular in Latin America. It is traditionally made with raw milk. A recipe using pasteurized milk was developed at […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Cougar Gold, the cheese in a can that’s making Washington State University famous, is expanding its reputation overseas. Cougar Gold topped its class of 26 entries of hard-pressed non-cheddar cheeses in the World Cheese Awards 2000 contest held in Gillingham, Dorset, England. Russ Salvadalena, WSU Creamery manager, said the WSU cheese came […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Nineteen state employees who organized a community-based food safety intervention in Yakima County in 1997 were honored recently at the Executive Mansion. The team received the Governor’s Award for Service and Quality Improvement. The award recognizes teams in state government who have demonstrated excellence in cutting red tape, improving customer service, improving […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — In the Hispanic culture grandmothers – abuelas (ah-BWAY-lahs) – occupy positions of considerable respect and authority. Abuelas are strongly associated with food traditions, such as queso fresco, a soft cheese traditionally made from raw milk. So it was only natural that Washington State University incorporated abuelas into its educational program to combat […]
The Abuela Project, a multi-agency campaign led by Washington State University Cooperative Extension, will receive $5,000 to further develop and expand its objectives. The campaign responded to a growing number of infections of Salmonella Typhimurim DT104 in Yakima County. The food poisonings in the Hispanic community were linked to a home made cheese made with […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Cooperative Extension’s 1998 Northwest Dairy Short Course is scheduled Jan. 29-31 at the Inn at Semiahmoo in Blaine. The program on Thursday, January 29 will provide farmers an opportunity to obtain state mandated certification training in first aid and CPR. This is the first time the short course has […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Cougar Gold, Washington State University’s famous white, sharp cheddar cheese, has earned another honor: a silver medal in the open class judging of hard cheeses at the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. The biennial contest is sponsored by the Wisconsin Cheese Association. Eighteen hard cheeses were judged in the open class. A total […]