"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Fri 08 Oct 2010 03:40:15a, Ophelia told us...
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>> "Giusi" > wrote in message
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>>> "Arri London" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>> sf wrote:
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>>>>> I've seen jam and honey accompany cheese on a cheese plate, so
>>>>> why not?
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>>>> Where did you see that? Sounds dreadful
>>>
>>> But it isn't. It is quite common as an antipasto or dessert here
>>> in central Italy. We often make preserves specific to the
>>> purpose, like red onion jam, squash jam, spicy chili pepper
>>> peach, and honey is also very prized for the same course.
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>> Cheese goes beautifully with fruit cake and with apple pie too!
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> I've nver tried it with fruitcake, but my mother would often put a
> slice of cheese on top of a cold slice of apple pie, then slip it
> under the broiler until the cheese was beginning to bubble.
> Delicious!

Yum It is not such an outrageous idea though, because I have seen recipes
using cheese pastry for apple pie

I don't know if you have Christmas/fruit cakes? Well, I tend not to
ice/frost mine. I bake them and store them, feeding them with alcohol
<hic> for a few months after baking.

A slice of that is wonderful with a cheese. Try it and I bet you will
become hooked

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