government cheese (U.S.): Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	welfare cheese • surplus cheese

Photos

President Ronald Reagan smiles and holds up a large block of cheddar cheese while standing next to another man at an outdoor event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Three individuals stack and distribute boxes of government cheese and butter on a table for food assistance.

A grilled cheese sandwich cut diagonally.

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Topics

social welfare program cheese dairy product sherbet milk kefir ice cream butter yogurt