Pimiento Cheese

May 13th, 2009

This entry is courtesy of my dear friend Drew from Garrison Confections.  I mentioned him in the last entry but he deserves more than a passing wave.  First of all, he makes the worlds greatest chocolates.  Hear me: WORLD’S. GREATEST.  Seriously, if you think you’ve had the best bonbons, you haven’t lived until you’ve gone through a box of Garrison’s.  Like chocolate-covered orange peel? His will blow your mind.  So sure that you despise white chocolate? Take one bite of Garrison’s white chocolate bar with orange - it’s like the best push-up orange sherbet Popsicle you’ve ever eaten (and a little like a Johnson’s baby aspirin in the best way possible).  I swear, he’s not paying me for this.  But he is southern, and he does call me “Sweetie”, which I cannot resist.  Doug and I order chocolate pretty regularly so for Mother’s Day I got a big box and because he knows I love it, Drew also tucked in a pint of homemade pimiento cheese.  Garrison chocolate+pimiento cheese=happiest day of my life.

Pimiento cheese is a southern  concoction comprised of cheese, mayo and pimientos, rather than a straight cow product.  It is also served as a specialty at the Masters in Augusta, who knew?  I’ve made it myself with additions such as grated onion, garlic salt and even pickle relish, but Drew says that only his is the real thing.  And because he used “Darlin’” at the end of that sentence I’m inclined to believe him.  Here is Andrew Garrison Shotts’ Real Pimiento Cheese recipe:

1 lb sharp cheddar, grated

1 lb mild cheddar, grated

1 1/2 cups mayo

3 tsp ground black pepper

2 tsp salt

2 4-oz jars diced pimientos

Mix well and eat on saltines like this:

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or like Drew on a ham sandwich with iceberg and tomato.  Or straight up on a spoon for breakfast as I have been known to do (occasionally).

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5 Responses to “Pimiento Cheese”

  1. 1 Kate
    May 19th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    How nice to meet a fellow pimento cheese lover. I eat mine on toast (or from a spoon) but it also makes a delightful (albeit gooey) grilled cheese sandwich.

  2. 2 GiGi
    June 2nd, 2009 at 7:34 am

    I love Pimiento cheese and am going to make this for my father-in-law this weekend. Looking forward to tales from Bucks County this summer. xo

  3. 3 John
    June 7th, 2009 at 8:16 am

    It looks so delicious
    I’ll definitely to come back to your blog again.
    http://www.ahacook.com

  4. 4 donna
    June 10th, 2009 at 4:10 am

    Love this type pf cheese. Stopping by through foodie blogroll. Lovely blog you have, things look great! Nice to meet you.

  5. 5 Sally
    June 24th, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    A local entrepreneur makes and sells pimento cheese (in the midwest). It’s great, but even better than the pimento cheese is the olive-pimento cheese. I’m seriously addicted!

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