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Cheese

The name Coon originally came from Edward William Coon, an American inventor who patented a cheese-ripening process in 1926. Faster, cheaper but not better.

Coon comes from the Gaelic “Cuin”, meaning “hound” or “warrior.”

Coon’s eponymous cheese has been renamed “Cheer” by the current corporate owner that wasn’t keen on fighting a losing PR battle over etymology.

I would have gone with “Queer”. Or just reverted to the Gaelic spelling, Cúin. That would have confused the wokes.

Of course the Coon trademark remains registered but unused.

C’mon, someone needs to use it. ALDI…