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Celebrating Our Past: May 5, 2021
nhcc karl mueller
Photo supplied by National Historic Cheesemaking Center

Photograph of Karl Mueller (left) and helper preparing to dip Swiss cheese curd from a kettle using a linen dip cloth attached to a flexible steel rod.  The rod was then passed under the 180 lb. curd mass prior to lifting it out of the kettle with a block and tackle.