This may have been Penny's highlight of this visit. This one was spectacular and beautifully done. Credit was given to several quilters on a plaque below this quilt. Quilting is a big thing in this area. Many barns have paintings of quilt pieces on them because there is a quilt trail through Tillamook County.
These tanks are the first stop for the incoming milk.
We watched a lady check a computer screen and add rennet. Then she got a can of something that she retrieved from what looked like a refrigerated cabinet and added it to one of the tanks.
This tank is used to make small batches of hand crafted cheeses.
After leaving the tank, the curds are compressed and dried, then these 40+ pound blocks are sent to this machine which vacuum seals them. They are then sent to the aging room for a minimum of 60 days.
After leaving the aging room, the blocks are sent to this machine which cuts them into five pound blocks. The lady in the foreground weeds out the imperfect blocks. We wonder what happens to the imperfect pieces.
The five-pound blocks are then sent on their way to be wrapped, perhaps sliced, then on to the store.
The gift shop had a lot of fun items. Ted's favorite was this display of paper made from recycled cow manure. After all, when the cow digests grass of hay, it is only another manner of cellulose extraction. Not too different from what a paper mill does.
Ted, the motorcyclist, liked this one. Salmon runs and, of course the Tillamook Creamery are two of the things that make Tillamook County famous.
We liked this T shirt.
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