Cougar Gold cheese

[1] Cougar Gold is a white, sharp cheddar that is aged at least one year.

When properly refrigerated, Cougar Gold is claimed to last indefinitely in the can.

An unopened can becomes more flavorful, sharp, dry and crumbly with age.

Washington State University students are employed to produce the cheese and ice cream and to sell products in Ferdinand's Ice Cream Shoppe as well as in the Creamery's Direct Marketing Department that ships cheese nationwide.

WSU started making cheese in cans in the 1940s when the US government and American Can Company funded WSU's research to find a way to successfully keep the cheese in tins.