sf wrote:
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> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:31:24 -0700, Arri London >
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >sf wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:24:24 GMT, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >I could eat a half pack of cream cheese all by itself. But tinned
> >> >oysters or sardines will make it a meal. LOL A decent brie doesn't
> >> >need anything. Not even a cracker.
> >>
> >> Sure, good brie doesn't *need* anything.... but would putting pepper
> >> jelly on brie be like putting fine jewelry on a beautiful woman? Not
> >> necessary, but complimentary? I know decent brie is hard to find in
> >> many places, but that isn't an issue for me.
> >>
> >
> >
> >LOL putting pepper on real Brie is more like putting filthy, torn
> >clothing on a beautiful woman(IMHO). Not in the least complimentary or
> >even complementary. Of course it can be done but seems pointless.
>
> Am I correct when I think you've actually tried this combination, or
> is this theory? I'm thinking of homemade pepper jelly which is light
> years away from anything you would buy commercially.
>

Sadly yes this has been served to me and not only with pepper jelly,
which has always been home made. Didn't know it could even be bought
commercially.
Have also had this 'inflicted' on me with redcurrant jelly, raspberry
jelly and even rowan berry jelly. It's common enough in the UK and has
been for years. Still wrong to my taste buds. As with all things food,
YMMV. You like it you eat it with pleasure LOL!

When I was a weekend caterer for a church retreat house in the UK, one
rather wealthy group of people brought a large Brie (the real thing of
course) and asked if they could bake it. Yes, fine and got the oven
going. When it came out of the oven, one of the group spread it with
some jelly or another. When the leftovers came back to the kitchen, of
course I had to sample some. (One of the perks of the job LOL). Bleah!
Scraped off all the jelly, wiped the surface clean and ate the rest of
the slice. The manager of the retreat house came into the kitchen, took
one look at the jelly on the Brie, shook his head, cut a slice, and also
wiped it clean before eating it.