Grandma Lucy’s Pimento Cheese
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Today I’m bringing you a much beloved recipe from the South. From what I read and hear, it isn’t nearly as popular outside of our little geographic region as it is here, but folks in these parts consider it a staple in every home!
Long before the days of snack cakes and convenience foods, Pimento Cheese sandwiches dominated minds when it came to a “quick bite to eat” or a “little lunch”. They were cheap and delicious on plain old white bread, although I serve mine on wheat these days.
I remember going to Grandmama and Grandaddy’s house and finding one or both sitting at their kitchen table having a pimento cheese sandwich and a glass of milk. They’d always ask “Ya want some puh-men-ah cheese, baby?”. I never refused.
I’ve wanted to get this recipe up on here for a while and asked Grandmama how she made her pimento cheese so I could bring you the taste I remember so well. She immediately said “Oh, now if you want the best pimento cheese, you gotta use Velveeta.”
What better time to bring you this than during my time serving as a Velveeta Kitchenista? I hope you’ve been visiting Velveeta It!’s facebook page this month as myself and four other Mom bloggers present a new Velveeta recipe each day but if you haven’t you can still breeze on over there and catch up on all of the wonderful tips and recipes that have been shared so far! Just visit www.facebook.com/velveeta and be sure to drop a howdy to me there this Thursday when I’ll be hosting Tasty Traditions Thursdays!
You’ll need: 16 ounce block of Velveeta, Pimentos, and a little Mayo.
Grate your Velveeta. Now Velveeta is a little on the soft side so I found an easy way of doing this. You remember play-doh? Just get your grater out and place the block of Velveeta against it and press into the grater. It comes out the other side quick and easy as can be and ends up being a lot less work than grating a block of cheddar.
Dump in a jar of drained pimentos. I used the small jar which is about 2 ounces.
Add about 1/2 cup of Mayonnaise. You can add more to taste if you like.
Stir that up well.
Grandmama doesn’t salt and pepper hers so I didn’t either. I found it to be utterly sublime as is but feel free to salt and pepper (and even garlic!) yours if you got a hankerin’ to.
Serve on a sandwich or crackers.
These are a standard at every party, too. There is nothing like little finger pimento cheese sandwiches with the crusts trimmed off to add an air of tradition to a gathering!
Did you eat pimento cheese growing up? Do you have a different recipe or a special Pimento Cheese memory?
Tell me about it in the comments!
Ingredients
- 16 ounce block Velveeta
- 2 ounce jar Pimentos drained
- 1/2 C Mayonnaise
Instructions
- Push Velveeta through a grater until all is grated in a bowl. Add Pimentos and Mayo. Stir well. Salt and pepper if desired. Serve on loaf bread.
Today’s quote is one of those that kinda hits you in layers. Hope you enjoy it!
“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”
St. Francis of Assisi
hopfully this is the spread i adored as a child. i’m 82 snd all these yrs i kept putting more expensive cheese in it trying to get the one i had as a child and now you tell to put in velvita? i’ll bet thats what my aunt used. can’t wait to try it cause i’m always dissapointed in mine
My grandmother and grandfather raised me as my parents served in the war. I am 86. I called her mom not grandma, she would makes this up and put it on her home baked bread with lettuce and off to school I went. I had to fight the other kids off as they all wanted a bite.sometimes mom would make an extra sandwich and cut it in 1” squares, so I could give my friends a nibble. It was so delicious! However later others decided Velveta was bad for kids. Mom tried the new way but it was not as good as her recipe. I grew up healthy and strong so it helped me. I’m looking forward to eating this batch. Oh yes, she would bake potatoes split them open add some butter and some pimento cheese dip and boy were they good. Simple but healthy!
Thank you for this recipe.i thought she added milk because she melted it on the stove, then mixed in the pimentos and put it in the refrigerator to “come together”!
This is a tangy pimento cheese with a quick cheat if you don’t have (or like) pimentos. Combine miracle whip, velveeta, jalapeno and a little tomato in the blender for just a moment or two. The jalapeno gives it zest and the tomato makes it pretty. Add a little onion if you like for even more tang. Merry Xmas.