Lorna Rhodes. HP Trade 1989, Paperback, 120 pages, $12.00
Who knew fondue could be so much fun? Ok, I have to confess we did hit some snags. Although we enlisted Heidi to be the fondue chef (you know, thinking someone by that name would know at least a thing or two about fondue), Su and I were not as knowledgeable in getting the right equipment. Su got her pot at Marshall’s for $18 (the box said irregular but she didn’t think that was an issue. After all, it’s not like we would be lighting a fire under it and gather around it all night long). Mine was from Target but in the end, both pots were equally good. The problem was that we didn’t realize we needed to get special fuel. Actually, that’s not entirely true, I did buy liquid fondue fuel but Su’s pot only worked with gel fuel (for whatever crazy reason). So Su and Heidi had to make a last minute run to Target (good thing it’s only a block from my house. And yes, they did drive) while Susan, Lenore, Fariba, and I tried not to eat the cubed bread.
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The next problem was the cheese. I had mentioned that there would be a lot of “cubing” going on and Su thought that meant she should cube the cheese (although I clearly recall saying that the cheese should be grated). Anyway, there were too many people in the kitchen so it was hard to communicate. So one of the cheeses was cubed and the other was grated. And as you probably guessed, our first batch of cheese fondue was all lumpy (even though Heidi got it started on the stove and tried to melt all the cheese cubes). But it was still yummy and it was gone in 2 seconds (except for the semi-melted cubes). So Heidi made another batch (which was also good but we decided that next time we’ll use less wine). Then came the chocolate fondue. I forgot how much I liked chocolate fondue! Anyway, I basically had to fast all day Sunday just to compensate for all the calories consumed on Saturday night. But it was well worth it.
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