Colby Cheese (1874), Brick Cheese (1875), Sundae (1881)

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   OED has no entry for "Colby cheese" and no entry for "brick cheese."  Just terrible on food!  Merriam-Webster has 1932 for Colby and indicates that it comes from Colby, Wisconsin.  There is no entry for "brick cheese."
   I'll do more on cheese when I look at those government publications that I couldn't find today, but this is from Google Groups.  I'll check the CHICAGO TRIBUNE for "sundae" and I expect to find good stuff, either the Wisconsin or the Evanston theories.  These dates for Colby cheese (1874), brick cheese (1875), and ice cream sundae (1881) were given in the U.S. Senate, so they gotta be true:


From: noone at senate.gov (noone at senate.gov)
Subject: 1998CRS5657 CELEBRATION OF JUNE DAIRY MONTH
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Date: 1998/06/05


Archive-Name: gov/us/fed/congress/record/1998/jun/04/1998CRS5657
[Congressional Record: June 4, 1998 (Senate)]
[Page S5657]
>From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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                    CELEBRATION OF JUNE DAIRY MONTH

<bullet> Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate
National Dairy Month and the great history of the dairy industry in our
nation. As many of you know, even before the inception of National
Dairy Month, in 1937, Wisconsin was historically the national leader in
milk and cheese production. Even today, Wisconsin leads the nation in
cheese volume and variety, offering more than 300 varieties, types and
styles of cheese.
  Mr. President, during June Dairy Month, we celebrate America's dairy
industry and Wisconsin dairy's proud tradition and heritage of quality.
It provides Wisconsin's dairy farmers a special time to reflect on
their accomplishments and those of their ancestors, and to look forward
to continued success in the future.
  As I mentioned, Mr. President, Wisconsin was nicknamed America's
Dairyland in the 1930s, but it became a leader in the industry soon
after the first dairy cow came to Wisconsin in the 1800's. This year's
celebration of National Dairy Month, is especially important for the
people of my home state of Wisconsin because this is also the year we
are celebrating our sesquicentennial--150 years of Wisconsin statehood.
Dairy history and the state's history have been intertwined from the
beginning. Why, before Wisconsin was even declared a state, Ms. Anne
Pickett established Wisconsin's first cheese ``factory'' when she
combined milk from her cows with milk from her neighbor's cows and made
it into cheese.
  Other Wisconsin dairy firsts include: the development of Colby cheese
in 1874, the creation of brick cheese in 1875, the first dairy school
in America- established in 1891 at the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, the first statewide dairy show in the U.S. in 1928, and the
creation of the world-record holding 40,060 pound, Grade-A Cheddar
cheese in 1988. And Wisconsin also can claim one of the best-tasting
inventions in the history of dairy industry: the creation of the first
ice cream sundae in 1881.
  Wisconsin cows produce more than 22.4 billion pounds of milk a year,
nearly 90 percent is processed into cheese and other products.
Wisconsin leads the nation in the production of cheese and are the top
producer of many varieties including Cheddar, American, Muenster,
Brick, Blue and Italian--not to mention the ONLY U.S. producer of the
famous Limburger cheese variety. Also, Wisconsin buttermakers produce
nearly 25 percent of America's butter supply.
  National Dairy Month is the American consumer's oldest and largest
celebration of dairy products and the people who have made the industry
the success it is today. During June, Wisconsinites will hold nearly
100 dairy celebrations across our state, including dairy breakfasts,
ice cream socials, cooking demonstrations, festivals and other events.
These events are all designed to make consumers aware of the quality,
variety and great taste of Wisconsin dairy products and to honor the
producers who make it all possible.
  I am proud to honor this great American tradition--proud to honor the
dairy producers not only in Wisconsin, but also those across this great
nation.