Spiked Pimiento Cheese

As Elvis might say, “A little less conversation, a little more action.” That’s what this jalapeño-charged cheese spread is all about. We, like many across the South, keep it in the fridge for our own snacking, as well as for friends to have with their cocktails. It’s fun to serve it on little bread slices, celery sticks, or crisp crackers. My family always liked it drier to help bring out the color and flavor of the cheese; the real mayonnaisey kind reminded us too much of the plastic conta