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05 Dec

Christmas Gift Boxes for the Whole Family

With Christmas fast approaching, we thought the time had come to remind our lovely customers about our wonderful range of gift boxes. Our Deluxe Gift Box contains more of our favorite Amish products than ever: Troyer’s Trail Bologna Ring 1 Lb. Shisler’s Gift Mug with 1/2 Pound of Heggy’s Chocolates Shisler’s Private Label Apple Butter Shisler’s … Read more

03 Dec

Cheese Glossary: The Letters V, W, X, Y and Z!

The time has come; we’ve reached the end of our cheese glossary! Read on to find the cheese terms you need to know from the letters V, W, X, Y, and Z. Vegetable Rennets These are rennets extracted from organic sources such as thistles, nettles, or fig leaves. Washed Curd A cheesemaking process in which … Read more

28 Nov

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our wonderful customers from us at Shisler’s Cheese House! We hope you will all have a wonderful day spent with loved ones. Whatever you are doing, you will hopefully be able to take a moment to offer thanks for whatever you are grateful for. Enjoy your day and we’ll see … Read more

21 Nov

The Cheese Glossary: The Letters T and U

We continue our cheese glossary with the letters T and U! Terroir This French term denotes the effects that geography and different environments have on food. It is particularly used in reference to cheese and wine. It includes climate, soil, and terrain, as well as the techniques used in growing. These may be based on … Read more

19 Nov

Thanksgiving Checklist: Everything You Need to Prepare

We know that it’s a busy time of year, so we’ve put together a checklist to help you prepare for the festivities next week. 1. The Turkey Many tables around the country will hold a turkey next Thursday. Now is also the time to make sure that you have a big enough dish to cook … Read more

14 Nov

Cheese Glossary: The Letter S

Salting The process of adding salt to cheese! Salt can be added when the cheese is still in curd form or it can be rubbed on after the cheese is pressed, depending on which cheese it is. A salt solution can also be used. This is known as brining. Whilst some of the flavor of … Read more

11 Nov

Show Your Support This Veteran’s Day

As today is Veteran’s Day and we are passionate supports of our veterans, we wanted to share our Veteran’s Day Care Package with you. This is a great way to remind our heroes that we still appreciate all they do! It is perfect as a gift for our veterans or as active duty military care … Read more

07 Nov

Cheese Glossary: The Letters Q and R

A treat for you today: two letters from our cheese glossary! Quarter Wheel A quarter of a 20-pound wheel of cheese. Queso The Spanish word for cheese. Raclette Raclette (ra-klet) is a semi-firm, salted cheese made from cow’s milk. It originated in the Swiss canton of Valais, but is today also produced in the French … Read more

05 Nov

Cheese Glossary: The Letter P

Today we are continuing with our cheese glossary! Parmesan Parmesan Cheese is a hard, dry cheese, which has a complex, sharp, nutty flavor and a somewhat grainy texture. It is made from unpasteurized cow’s milk. Starter whey, containing thermophilic lactic acid bacteria, and rennet is added to separate the curds. These are then compacted and … Read more

31 Oct

Happy Halloween from us!

Happy Halloween to all of our wonderfully ghostly customers! We hope you have a very spooky day indeed. We’ve put together a few of our favorite ideas for making Halloween fun. 1. Carving Pumpkins Of course, pumpkin carving is the classic decoration for Halloween. We absolutely love to make our own designs! Traditional faces are … Read more