CHEESE STRAWS

Bernice’s Possumneck Celebration with Family & Friends, p. 12

Makes about 100 2 inch straws

Ingredients

6 C. Sharp Cheddar cheese (Coon brand by Kraft is best to me) or use a good New York State sharp cheese
3 sticks of real butter
3 ½ C. self-rising flour
1/4 to ½ tea. Tabasco
● Grate cheese, and let soften. Add butter. (An easy way to make cheese straws is to use the flat blade of the food processor.)
● Gradually add the flour and Tabasco and blend until smooth.
● Spray baking sheets with Pam.
● Put dough in a cookie press and press out in long straws.
● Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes, only until golden brown (light) and firm to touch.
● Cut long straws into 2 inch pieces.

Note: Do not over bake; it ruins the cheese straws.

They freeze well if stored in tight fitting tins.