Palmetto Cheese
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Palmetto Cheese is a trademark for a brand of pimento cheese
from Pawleys Island Specialty Foods, a division of Get Carried Away based out of Pawleys Island,South Carolina
. The ingredients: cheddar cheese
, cream cheese
, Hellmans mayonnaise and a blend of spices come packaged in 12 ounce containers.
Palmetto Cheese is manufactured and packaged at Duke Sandwich Productions located in Simpsonville, South Carolina
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Palmetto Cheese is sold in three varieties: Original, Jalapeño and Bacon.
at Atlanta Braves
games. When Sassy and her husband, Brian, moved to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, they purchased the Sea View Inn. It was there that Vertrella Brown added the "soul" to the "pimento cheese with soul". Brown's image can be found on the label of Palmetto Cheese. In 2006, Sassy and Vertrella's pimento cheese recipe made the leap from the Sea View Inn menu to the first 20 packages put for sale at Independent Seafood in Georgetown,South Carolina
. As of October, 2010 Palmetto Cheese customers consume 20,000 containers per week. Cheese produced from the Simpsonville plant is distributed to most Bi-Lo
, Publix
, Piggly Wiggly
, Lowes Foods
, Harris Teeter
, Food Lion
, Ingles
, Food City, and Central Market
locations on the East Coast. In 2011, Palmetto Cheese nearly doubled it's distribution with the addition of Giant-Carlisle, Giant-Landover, Stop & Shop, Winn-Dixie
, and Albertsons locations.
Fresh batches of Palmetto Cheese are still mixed and hand-packed by George Easterling and his crew in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
Pimento cheese
Pimento cheese is a common food in the Southern United States. The basic recipe has few ingredients: sharp cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, pimentos , salt and pepper, blended to either a smooth or chunky paste...
from Pawleys Island Specialty Foods, a division of Get Carried Away based out of Pawleys Island,South Carolina
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Pawleys Island is a town in Georgetown County, South Carolina, United States, and the Atlantic coast barrier island on which the town sits. The population was 138 at the 2000 census...
. The ingredients: cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, yellow to off-white, and sometimes sharp-tasting cheese, produced in several countries around the world. It has its origins in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset....
, cream cheese
Cream cheese
Cream cheese is a soft, mild-tasting, white cheese with a high fat content. Traditionally, it is made from unskimmed milk enriched with additional cream....
, Hellmans mayonnaise and a blend of spices come packaged in 12 ounce containers.
Palmetto Cheese is manufactured and packaged at Duke Sandwich Productions located in Simpsonville, South Carolina
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Simpsonville is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,352 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 17,778 in 2009...
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Palmetto Cheese is sold in three varieties: Original, Jalapeño and Bacon.
History
The Palmetto Cheese recipe was developed by Sassy Henry for tailgatingTailgate party
In the United States, a tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating often involves consuming alcoholic beverages and grilling food. Tailgate parties usually occur in the parking lots at stadiums and arenas, before and occasionally after games and...
at Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
games. When Sassy and her husband, Brian, moved to Pawleys Island, South Carolina, they purchased the Sea View Inn. It was there that Vertrella Brown added the "soul" to the "pimento cheese with soul". Brown's image can be found on the label of Palmetto Cheese. In 2006, Sassy and Vertrella's pimento cheese recipe made the leap from the Sea View Inn menu to the first 20 packages put for sale at Independent Seafood in Georgetown,South Carolina
Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Low Country. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Great Pee Dee River, Waccamaw River, and Sampit River, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina,...
. As of October, 2010 Palmetto Cheese customers consume 20,000 containers per week. Cheese produced from the Simpsonville plant is distributed to most Bi-Lo
BI-LO (United States)
BI-LO is a supermarket chain headquartered in Mauldin, South Carolina. As of May 2010, BI-LO operates 207 supermarkets in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. The company employs approximately 17,000 people. Supermarket News ranked BI-LO No...
, Publix
Publix
Publix Super Markets, Inc. is an American supermarket chain based in Lakeland, Florida.Founded in 1930 by George W. Jenkins, it is an employee-owned, privately held corporation. Publix is currently ranked No. 86 on Fortune magazine's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For 2010 and was ranked No...
, Piggly Wiggly
Piggly Wiggly
Piggly Wiggly is a supermarket chain operating in the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States, run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers. The current company headquarters is in Keene, New Hampshire....
, Lowes Foods
Lowes Foods
Lowes Foods is a grocery store chain based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The company now has 102 stores in North Carolina, five in South Carolina, and two in Virginia...
, Harris Teeter
Harris Teeter
Harris Teeter is a chain of supermarkets based in Matthews, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte. , the chain operates 207 stores in eight Southern states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.Harris Teeter is a...
, Food Lion
Food Lion
Food Lion LLC is an American grocery store company headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina that operates approximately 1,300 supermarkets in 11 Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states as well as Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia under the Food Lion, Harveys Supermarket, Bloom, Bottom Dollar...
, Ingles
Ingles
Ingles Markets is an American regional supermarket chain based in Asheville, North Carolina. As of January 2011, The company operates 201 supermarkets in the Southeastern United States...
, Food City, and Central Market
Central Market (Texas)
Central Market is a gourmet grocery store chain owned by San Antonio, Texas-based H-E-B Grocery Company. It specializes in high-quality, hard-to-find gourmet foods. Most locations also have a full-service kitchen, offer cooking and wine classes in their culinary school, and offer catering...
locations on the East Coast. In 2011, Palmetto Cheese nearly doubled it's distribution with the addition of Giant-Carlisle, Giant-Landover, Stop & Shop, Winn-Dixie
Winn-Dixie
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. is an American supermarket chain based in Jacksonville, Florida. Winn-Dixie has ranked number 24 in the 2010 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2009 fiscal year estimated sales of $7.3 billion by Supermarket News. and was ranked the 43rd largest retailer in the...
, and Albertsons locations.
Fresh batches of Palmetto Cheese are still mixed and hand-packed by George Easterling and his crew in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.