On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:21:25 -0500, "jmcquown"
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"raymond" wrote in message
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On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 08:13:30 -0500, "jmcquown"
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liquid you puree the beans in LOL) Let's forget, for a moment, about the
reduced-fat cheddar... why on earth would anyone add pureed BEANS to
fondue?!!!

IMO it's because a couple of generations have grown up with all
combinations of cheese and bean dips and they associate the two. To my
20-year-old college student, a fondue is a dip and nothing more, and a
fondue pot is a way to keep it warm. Her favorite "fondue" is a jar of
Tostitos salsa, a jar of Tostitos queso, and two cans of Old El Paso
refried beans dumped into her fondue pot and dipped with Scoops.

Heh. That's just hot bean & cheese dip. I do hope you're correcting her
misconceptions

Technically, the college students are correct, and so was the original
poster. A fondue is just a communal dish and you can serve whatever
you please in it. You can even serve Swiss cheese mixed with white
wine. At the Melting Pot Restaurant here, the first course is
traditional cheese fondue. The main course is various meats and breads
served with a fondue pot of hot oil or broth, and you cook your own
meal. That's also a fondue. Dessert is a fondue pot of melted
chocolate served with fruit for dipping. That's also a fondue.