[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING MARIN FRENCH CHEESE 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2014

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to recognize Marin French 
Cheese on the occasion of the company's 150th Anniversary Celebration 
on January 10, 2015.
  In 1865, as the Civil War was drawing to an end, Jefferson Thompson 
made deliciously fresh cheese using the milk from his dairy cows at his 
Marin dairy farm. He developed a renowned reputation for his European 
style cheeses, and founded a creamery that would eventually be known as 
Marin French Cheese. 150 years later, Marin French Cheese operates in 
the same location, making it the longest continually operating cheese 
company in America. The company still creates the same classic styles 
of Brie and Camembert, crafting cheese in small batches using 
traditional cultures, coaxing the distinctly coastal California 
character and flavor into every cheese.
  An internationally respected cheese maker, Marin French Cheese 
products have been honored with numerous well-deserved national and 
international awards over the years. On this momentous anniversary, it 
is appropriate to pay tribute to Marin French Cheese. Please join me in 
expressing congratulations to Marin French Cheese on one hundred fifty 
years of success and best wishes for an equally bountiful future.

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