Aucbvax.6272 net.cooks utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!duke!chico!harpo!cbosg!teklabs!ucbcad!ARPAVAX:CSVAX:baden Tue Feb 23 16:06:36 1982 fondue recipie How cheep is cheep? I use the recipie out of the Joy of Cooking, You need 2 cups of dry white wine, a garlic clove, 3 tbs Kirsch, 1 tsp cornstarch and 1# gruyere cheese (alternatively you can substitute 1/2# ementhaler for 1/2# of the gruyere). The total cost (amortizing the Kirsch over several sessions) is ~$5-6 for 2-3 persons. Oh yeah you need some (2) baguettes. I like to use sourdough bread since it's available locally. To prepare the bread: cut into 1" cubes, making sure that each cube has at least one side of crust. Toast the bread lightly in the oven. Procedure: Grate the cheeses, mix the cornstarch with the kirsh in a small tumbler. Rub the garlic in a heavy saucepan. Add the wine, and place over medium heat. Just when the surface of the wine is covered with fine bubbles (NEVER let it come to a boil!) gradually add the cheese while stirring constantly. If you add the cheese too quickly you'll end up with cheese flavored wine on top of molten cheese, take it slow and you'll be well rewarded. This is the only trick to making good fondue, as I see it. Continue to add the chesse until your spoon meets up with a slight resistance. Next, stir in the Kirsch-cornstarch mixture (you may need to have more than 1 tsp in the Kirsch). Serve. You can get the Kirsch cheaper if you make your own; some stores sell extracts which you can mix with cheap Vodka. Enjoy! Scott Baden (ucbvax!baden) ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.