Cream cheese
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Cream cheese is a soft, rich, mild-tasting white cheese usually sold in brick form or in a small tub-like container. Cream cheese differs from other cheese in that it is not allowed time to mature and is meant to be consumed fresh. It is a primary ingredient in the dessert cheesecake and is often spread on bagels and eaten with lox (smoked salmon). Cream cheese is sometimes used in frosting to add a richer flavor.
According to the food manufacturer Kraft, "Cream cheese originated in the United States in 1872 when a dairyman in Chester, New York, developed a 'richer cheese than ever before,' made from cream as well as whole milk. Then in 1880, a New York cheese distributor, A. L. Reynolds, first began distributing cream cheese wrapped in tin-foil wrappers, calling it Philadelphia Brand." The cheese was inspired by the French cheese [[Neufch�tel]].
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- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Cream_cheese" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_cheese, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
