Thanksgiving countdown: A quick and easy holiday starter

Some good choices for a Thanksgiving cheese platter (from top, clockwise): Trail Head cow's milk Washington; Hook's Cheddar; Rogue River Blue; Vella Dry Hack; Jasper Hills Farm Constant Bliss; Sally Jackson; Grayson; and finally, Truffle Tremor.

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-- Rene Lynch

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