Famous 1850’s family recipe
A Family Tradition
One recipe from the 1850s, real cheddar and real butter, pressed by hand and baked until golden. Handmade by Ginny in Raleigh, North Carolina.
As stocked at
Food Lion · Lowes Foods · Chamberlin’s Natural Foods · Atkin’s Natural Foods
The Collection
The Last Straw.
Cheese straws made in rings.
Every bag is made with real cheddar, real butter, and spices. Choose the original or gluten-free, in sizes for snacking, sharing, and giving.
Original
Original Cheese Straws
Sharp cheddar, real butter and spices. The recipe as it has always been.
3-pack · 6-pack · 9 oz tin
Gluten free
Gluten Free Cheese Straws
The same family recipe, made gluten free. About 42 to 48 pieces in a 3.5 oz bag.
3-pack · 6-pack · 9 oz tin
Gifts & sharing
Gift Tins & Party Buckets
A keepsake 9 oz tin for giving, in Original or Gluten Free, and a party bucket of Original for the tailgate.
Gift tin · Party bucket
The gift tin
A tin worth keeping
Our 9 oz gift tin, packed with Ginny O’s cheese straws and ready to give.
- Original or gluten free
- A keepsake tin with the family-recipe label
- Hostess, teacher, client and holiday gifts
Our story
An 1850s recipe, still made by hand
The recipe behind every bag dates to the 1850s. It has been handed down through the family, and it is still made by hand.
Today Ginny Johnson keeps it going in Raleigh, North Carolina, with real cheddar, real butter, and spices.
Find a bag near you
On the shelf in 55+ shops, across 12 states.
Rather pick up a bag in person? Look for Ginny O’s at these hometown markets, gift shops, and gourmet stores.
Parker & Otis
Durham, NC
LocoPops
Durham, NC
Anna Kate’s
Smithfield, NC
Stripling's General Store
Bogart, GA
Bay Head Cheese Shop
Bay Head, NJ
55+ retailers
NC · GA · SC · AL & more
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Prefer to talk? Call 919.816.7276.