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Simply put, this cheese carving is monumental

Man turns 700-pound block of cheddar into Mount Rushmore replica

Image: Cheddar cheese Mount Rushmore
Cheesecarver and winemaker Troy Landwehr puts the finishing touches on a sculpture of Mount Rushmore carved from a huge block of cheddar cheese, on Friday in Little Chute, Wis.
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updated 11:39 p.m. ET June 30, 2007

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. - It’s George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abe Lincoln — carved out of a giant block of cheese.

Troy Landwehr used his carving tools to turn a 700-pound block of Land O’ Lakes cheddar into a replica of Mount Rushmore.

The cheese carver and winemaker was commissioned by Cheez-It snack crackers to make the monumental carving.

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He’s heading to New York City in coming days to appear on television and promote the sculpture in Times Square.

Then the carving hits the road on a publicity tour, while Landwehr heads home to Little Chute.

The carving eventually will end up in Oklahoma and be cut into cubes to become a snack itself.

Landwehr said that doesn’t bother him.

“In the end, they’ll love eating good Wisconsin cheddar down south,” he said.

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