"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:52:26 -0400, "biig" > wrote:
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>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>> > "biig" > wrote in message
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>> >> What is a good substitute for these cheeses in a savoury bread
>> >> pudding.
>> >> I have havarti, cheddar and mozzarella...thanks...Sharon
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>> > Mozzarella is too mild, IMO, for that. Either of the others should be
>> > good but havarti is closer in flavor to gruyere. You can even use both
>> > if
>> > you don't have enough of one.
>> Thanks...I'll use the havarti. It's a new recipe and I'm not familiar
>> with the different properties of gruyere or swiss since I haven't used
>> them.....Sharon
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> You can't go to the grocery store first? I don't think either one is
> a good substitute. I don't like the flavor of gruyere/swiss (too
> sharp for me)... so my go to substitute is Jarlsberg. It's mellower,
> but still has a nutty flavor, and melts the same. Havarti is a
> completely different flavor IMO, as is Cheddar and I definitely would
> not use mozzarella.
>
It's not a matter of "can't" go to the grocery store, but that I don't
want to make a 20mi round trip for a hunk of cheese..lol.. I found a recipe
that calls for cheddar. I'll get jarlsberg anaother time...thanks for the
response....Sharon