On Jan 10, 8:57*am, Terry > wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:07:06 -0800 (PST), sueb >
> wrote:
>
> >But...I have a grilled cheese question of my own. *A few years ago on
> >(I think) Ham on the Street on Food Network, he did a show on grilled
> >cheese. *He claimed that any combination of bread type, cheese type,
> >and jam type would make a fantastic grilled cheese sandwich. *He had
> >people pick combinations at random (pick a bread, then a cheese, then
> >a jam), he'd make the sandwich, and they'd taste it. *So someone gets
> >white bread and cheddar cheese and grape jelly. *Someone else gets
> >french bread and mozzarella and apricot jam. Etc.
>
> >They all loved their sandwiches. *Has anyone ever tried this? *It's
> >the jam that throws me for a loop.
>
> >Susan B.
>
> Hi Susan,
>
> Yes, I've tried it and it is amazingly delicious! *Peanut butter and
> cheese both are mostly fat, with some salt taste, and when you add
> sweet to that... you've got a combination that tickles the tastebuds.
>
> Minor problem: *melted jam tends to drip a lot.
>
> I tried several combinations (some time ago) and liked them all.
>
> Best -- Terry

Having posted about it, I decided to stop being a nervous nellie. So
my dinner on Friday night was a grilled cheese sandwich: whole wheat
bread, monterey jack cheese, and raspberry jam. It was OK but not
amazing. I did make a control sandwich with mustard and monterey
jack, and that was a little better. I think the monterey jack is too
bland to make a good grilled cheese.

So, I will continue to experiment. I only put the jam on one side of
the bread, that may have been a problem. And I'll try a more
flavorful cheese.

Susan B.