Jun 30, 2004 00:36
19 yrs ago
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English term

commodity cheese

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then we were nearly homeless, on welfare and food stamps. I ate a lot of **commodity cheese**.(in the US)

What is commodity cheese ?

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Non-ProZ.com Jul 1, 2004:
Rosemary Schmid Yes, you guessed right, the author is now very wealthy, a well-known photograph. :D

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the cheepest cheese you can find, with no name, sold in bulk,

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except it\'s cheApest
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agree Eva Karpouzi
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agree Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree Chinoise
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agree Ildiko Santana : According to a market research study, most shoppers purchase commodity cheese for cooking and baking, while they shop the deli case for entertaining.
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agree sarahl (X)
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agree Judith Platter
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agree Orla Ryan
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agree Milena Sahakian
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agree Yoana Yotova
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agree writeaway : in other words, processed, packaged industrial cheese. Ildiko should show the Google reference that made that statement.
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agree Elena Petelos
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agree Alfa Trans (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "And the winner is... Alexander ! :D Thank both of you and to the comments. "
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generic brand cheese

commodity cheese

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actually USDA Commodity products are distrubuted by the government

Food Distribution Commodity Complaint Hotline
... Yes. FNS publishes two versions of the USDA Commodity Description Report, which includes the 4-digit commodity codes and the name of all commodities currently ...
www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/caps/hotline.htm

GNSO Email Archives: [registrars]
... Milk is also given away by government, as are cheese products, in fact \"commodity cheese\" is a staple of Indian humor, and reservation diets (inspite of the ...
gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/ archives/registrars/msg01751.html

The Ledger Independent
... executive director. Commodity cheese is back in circulation, distribution criteria, is being age 60 years or more and your income. The ...
maysville-online.thimblemedia.com/ article.asp?catid=6&articleid=2024
Peer comment(s):

agree Rosemary Schmid : While we've all agreed that this phrase means cheap cheese, the complete sentence sets me wondering about the writer. Commodity is a more formal or narrower term than I would expect with homeless, unless the writer is now an economist or in business
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good point
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