elaine wrote:
> "Fifo" > wrote in message
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>>kilikini wrote:
>>
>>>elaine wrote:
>>>
>>>>Last night for supper I made a cheese sauce that called for smoked
>>>>gouda - the sauce was good, but the cheese didn't really melt the
>>way >other cheeses, do plus it looked curdled. Is this normal for
>>gouda?
>>

>>>
>>>Yes, that's normal. Smoked Gouda isn't "real" cheese; at least every
>> timeI've bought it it says processed cheese or processed cheese food. So
>>no, it doesn't melt.\



I've had exactly the opposite experience. The smoked gouda I've used
was NOT a processed cheese and it melted into a lovely sauce for a
chicken-and-pasta dish.

gloria p