used in cooking. Instead, it is typically used as a table cheese and in snacks, sandwiches, and salads. It can also be grated and combined with other cheeses for use on pizza. Colby can be mixed with Monterey Jack to produce a marble cheese known as "Colby-Jack" or "Co-Jack". The colored Colby and non-colored Monterey Jack curds are mixed before the pressing and ripening steps, resulting in the marbled effect. It is a popular cheese; in 2006, an estimated of Colby-Jack was sold in supermarkets, more than either Colby's or Monterey Jack's individual sales. Pinconning cheese is a style of Colby named after Pinconning, Michigan, where it was created in 1915 by Dan Horn, who had moved to the city from Wisconsin. Horn created the cheese in response to an excess of cows and milk in the city. Pinconning cheese has been consumed over a wide range of aging periods, including as long as 16 years. See also Cuisine of Wisconsin Wisconsin dairy industry References External links Colby cheese grades and standards set by the United States Department of Agriculture American cheeses Cow's-milk cheeses Cuisine of Wisconsin Products introduced in 1885