Categories: Spreads, Gifts 
      Yield: 6 ounces 
  
    3/4 lb Cheddar cheese, room temp. 
      3 T  Butter, room temperature 
      2 T  Brandy 
           Pepper to taste 
  
  Grate cheese. Put in bowl of mixer with butter and beat until 
  blended. Add brandy and a small amount of water, if necessary, until 
  mixture is creamy and spreadable. Add pepper and pack into 
  well-washed container. Makes about 6 ounces of spread, enough to fill 
  one coffee mug. 
   
  Elliot packs the cheese spread into new coffee mugs, wraps them in 
  clear paper and adds a tag saying to stote the cheese in the 
  refrigerator and use it promptly.