By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Aug 28, 2007 at 9:55 AM

In my heart, Wisconsin will always be the cheese capital of the world, regardless of what other states --  like California -- try to claim. And I hate that commercial with the cold, unhappy Wisconsin cows.

Today, however, I had a small but meaningful moment of Wisconsin cheese pride. A good friend from San Francisco stayed with us for a long weekend, and bought bags of cheese curds to bring home for his friends as souvenirs.

"What's a Californian doing with CHEESE from Wisconsin? Are you admitting ours is better?" I asked.

"Absolutely," he said without missing a beat. "Wisconsin cheese is made on family farms and California's is from corporate farms."

I haven't had the time or desire to research this as fact, but I like it, and declared it a small victory point for the Wisconsin team. In your face, sun-lovin' Cali cows.


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.