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Article #209: Please, Do Bring On The Cheese Fondue!

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Ah, cheese fondue! The aroma of meltingly be happy you did!
pungent cheese and wine - bubbling gently What you'll need:
and ready for dippers of bread. It's a - 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cup of buttermilk
romantic dinner for two, or a wonderful - 1 lb. Swiss cheese (diced or shredded)
ice-breaker for a party or get-together. - 3 Tbsp flour
It's the perfect meal to foster intimate - 1/2 tsp dry mustard
conversation and create lasting memories - 1 clove of garlic (halved)
of good times by all. - Keilbasa sausage or other dippers*
Lots of Pots - Asparagus Tips or other dippers*
Cheese fondue can be used as a meal, or - Fondue pot or equivalent
as an appetizer. The pots made for cheese If you choose to use processed Swiss
fondue are of heavy, heat resistant cheese, just be aware that it tends to
earthenware or heavy metal. A thicken up more readily than natural
controllable heat unit that maintains cheese and normally needs to be thinned
low, even heat is what keeps the cheese if it stands very long.
melted and slightly bubbly without First, heat the buttermilk and garlic
burning the cheese or over heating it. halves in a pot. Once the buttermilk is
You want the consistency to be smooth and heated through, remove the garlic halves.
sauce-like. Don't bring to boiling point. Then
If you don't have a fondue pot, you can combine the cheese, flour, and seasoned
also use a casserole dish or one of salt. Add to the hot liquid by small
ceramic material - it must be heat handfuls and stir until all the cheese is
resistant! Use it over a well-regulated uniformly melted and blended.
alcohol, canned heat, or butane flame. Next, place the buttermilk cheese sauce
You can also try it over an electric hot mixture over a low flame (your canned
plate or candle warmer, although this is heat or equivalent) to keep the cheese
not recommended! Other types of fondue simmering gently - you don't want it to
pots are the classic fondue bourguignonne boil! You might find you'll need to add a
pan, electric fondue pots and chafing little more of whatever liquid you have
dishes. left to keep the cheese properly thinned
Control Your Heat! and for a good dipping consistency.
If your heat source isn't manageable, you This yummy recipe serves 5 or 6 as an
will end up with cheese that cools too appetizer and easily serves 2 for a meal.
much and the result is a big glob of For a variation on the theme, try Swiss
hardened cheese that becomes undunkable. Cheese Dipping Sauce found on my web
If your heat source is too hot, the site. (See information below)
cheese ends up being stringy and starts *Some other dipper ideas are small cubes
to separate into a globby, gooky mess. of cooked ham and toast to dip into the
It's not as hard as it seems. That's why melted cheese. Chill your tender
making a small investment into a real asparagus spears and serve with the
fondue pot is worth it. Your fondue pot Keilbasa. Can also be served with cherry
usually comes packaged with the right tomatoes and rye bread slices.
style of forks, your controllable heat At the table dip your dippers into the
source and a pan that was made for this cheese and use the rye bread to catch the
kind of cooking. drips from pot to plate. YUMMY!
Okay, ready to try out a great cheese Enjoy!
fondue recipe? Look no further! I have Important: Please feel free to republish
them all right here for you. Create your this article on your web site or in your
own memories. Make your guests smile. ezine. However, you are not allowed to
Treat your family to something entirely modify any part of its content and all
different than Hamburger Helper. You'll links should be kept active.






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