On Tue 16 Aug 2005 03:23:55p, sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:06:06 -0400, Dee Randall wrote:
>>
>> "Mite" > wrote in message
>
>> I find it funny
>> > that somebody would buy raclette cheese without knowing what a
>> > raclette is.
>>
>> Heck, I didn't even know what raclette cheese was/is, let alone a
>> raclette is.
> and if you've never heard of it... it's just a name, like Monterey
> Jack.
>> But here on rfc, one learns all sorts of 'yummy' things.
>> Like, on food network I learned what a panini grill was, etc. etc.
>> etc. I'm getting way too many appliances!
>> Thanks again & merci, it's fun to learn all these new things and have
>> a world of experience.
>
> I'm wondering if you could put a big hunk of the cheese under the
> broiler for a minute or two and scrape off the melted stuff just like
> you would with a real raclette. Didn't they originally melt raclette
> do it in front of the fire in a fireplace?

Yes, you could. Yes, they did.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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