Chocolate and Cheese

Just returned from a reception for various Wisconsin state legislators given by the dairy industry of the state. Wisconsin, cheeseheads, and the ugliest state quarter design so far. Yes, they all go together. (I can't imagine anyone beating us for the bottom rung in that competition.) Anyway, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Assoc. had a real killer cheese table set out. Aged and smoked everything. One cheese had whole peppercorns in it. Yum. But the hit of the night was a Cocoa Cardona from Carr Valley. It is made from 100% goat milk, aged and then rubbed with cocoa powder. It won 1st Best of Class at the 2003 US Cheese Contest. And yes, we have cheese contests here in Wisconsin. After all, how else would we be able to abide by the unofficial state motto; Cheese: We eat the best and sell the rest.