"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Fri 08 Oct 2010 07:46:38a, Ophelia told us...
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>> "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!
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>> Yum It is not such an outrageous idea though, because I have
>> seen recipes using cheese pastry for apple pie
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> Many years ago I had an apple pie recipe that has cheddar cheese in
> the bottom crust and a crumb topping. About ten minutes before it
> was done, cream was poured into the top. I wish I still had that
> recipe, though I suppose I could wing it.
>
>> 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.
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>> A slice of that is wonderful with a cheese. Try it and I bet you
>> will become hooked
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> I am without fruit cake this year, but our family always had a dark
> fruitcake that was treated the same as yours. Both my mother and I
> would bake fruit cake after the Christmas holidays for the next
> Christmas. We baked them so early because it's difficult to find
> candied or glacéed fruit in the US except around the holidays.
>
> The next time I have a cake I will try it with cheese. This year,
> though, we will probably be in the throes of moving around the
> holidays, so probably won't get a chance to bake one.

Well, good luck with the move!

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