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schmier⋅kase

  [shmeer-keyz, -key-zuh]
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–noun
cottage cheese.
Origin:
1900–05; < G: lit., smear-cheese

smear⋅case

  [smeer-keys]
–noun Chiefly North Midland U.S.
any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, esp. a sour cottage cheese.
Also, smiercase, schmierkase.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; half trans., half adoption of G Schmierkäse, equiv. to schmier(en) to spread, smear + Käse cheese

Regional variation note:
See cottage cheese.
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schmierkase

fresh, soft, unripened cheese consisting of curds of varying sizes, usually mixed with some whey or cream. It is white and mild but faintly sour in taste. In commercial cheese making, the curds are derived from pasteurized skim milk or reconstituted, low-fat milk products. The whey is drained-but not pressed-from the curds, thus leaving a certain amount of liquid. In this form, cottage cheese has a low-fat content and is a popular food in low-fat diets. If cream is added and the product contains four percent or more fat, it is sold as creamed cottage cheese.

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