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Cheese Fondue Question
Tracy wrote:
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> Default User wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
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>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:22:40 -0500, Goomba38 >
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>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>> I'm not sure I'd ever make a cheddar cheese fondue, but I
>>>>>> wouldn't be opposed to dunking chunks of tart apple, firm pear,
>>>>>> potato or ham in it if I did. Does cheddar cheese fondue ever
>>>>>> call for beer?
>>>>> Isn't that the basis of Welsh Rarebit?
>>>> Welsh Rarebit is only a legend for me. I've never even seen one.
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>>> That brings back memories. My mother made "welsh rabbit" for us as
>>> kids. She did not make a cheese sauce though - I think she bought
>>> the sauce by the jar or can. This had to be 30 years ago....We had it
>>> on really big crackers that looked like saltines but not. Maybe a
>>> Sunshine product?
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>> Are you sure they weren't saltines? When I was kid, saltines came in
>> large packs, with crackers that were four of the current type together.
>> You broke it on the perforations to get smaller ones.
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>> Brian
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> Nope, definitely not saltines. They were almost like these......but not
> quite.
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> http://tinyurl.com/yssrob
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> They have their own story..
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> http://tinyurl.com/yruckt
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> The crackers we had the rabbit with were square - maybe 3inches by 3
> inches and thicker than a saltine. Oh, and no salt on 'em either - I think.
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> Tracy
Ok replying to my own post....I just read the story...the crackers were
called Uneeda...
http://www.amazon.com/Nabisco-Uneeda.../dp/B0007SNZCK
http://tinyurl.com/ywn46l
-Tracy
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