In order to encourage Illinois tourism on the old âMother Roadâ, the State of Illinois placed âHistoric Route 66â signs along the old route about 1995. The signs are along Rt. 53 through Braidwood.
What was the world's largest cheese? At the 1964 World's Fair in New York the Wisconsin Pavilion displayed the world's largest cheese. Using 16,000 cows to produce 170,000 quarts of milk, Wisconsin had the ingredients they need to make the world's largest cheese. The world's largest cheese measured a cheddary 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 feet and weighed a cheesy 34,591 pounds.
Gouda is perhaps the most famous Dutch cheese export, with millions of wheels of the cheese being sent all over the world. Gouda is also made in many other nations, often by Dutch farmers who like to carry on the tradition of Gouda making. Gouda is often used on dessert platters, sandwiches, and at wine tastings as a palate cleanser. Depending on the age of the cheese, Gouda can be mild or strong, and is usually labeled accordingly.