Pimento Cheese

When my mother mailed me the key ingredient for her pimento cheese recipe I was thrilled. I pack our lunch for work and what a treat this would be! Explaining the recipe to several co-workers, they were unsure about this concoction but for me, it was a staple growing up. Sandwiches, and cocktail fare, everything was a little better with pimento cheese. Below is the very easy recipe supplied by my Mother.

What you need:

One block of sharpe cheddar cheese
One small jar of pimentos
Marzetti low-fat slaw dressing
salt
pepper

Directions:

In large bowl, grate the cheese, add jar of pimentos, and Marzetti. The tricky part in using my Mother's recipes is her directions. According to her, use enough Marzetti so that it 'looks right.' I'm not really sure what this means but the consistency should be creamy, not soggy (maybe 1/8 of the jar, maybe a little more). Of course, start with less as you can always add more. Finally add salt and pepper to taste. I looked through countless grocery stores to find low fat Marzetti. While Food Emporium did carry the line, they don't carry the lighter version. The closest grocery that did have it was in New Jersey. Thankfully, my Mom has sent enough to last several months. What is your favorite pimento cheese recipe? Is there a store bought version you prefer? Would love to hear your suggestions of places to buy other southern fare.