Ingredients

  • 1/4 lb. Blue cheese
  • 1/2 c. buttermilk
  • 2 c. Hellmann's mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
  • 2 lb. Swiss cheese (medium to sharp in block form)
  • 4 Tbsp. flour or 4 tsp. cornstarch
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 c. Chablis
  • 6 Tbsp. Kirschwasser or Slivowitz
  • sprinkle each: nutmeg, pepper and salt
  • French bread (as follows)

Method

  • Have all ingredients ready when guests arrive.
  • When the first guest arrives, give them the cheese and a grater.
  • Let them shred the cheese.
  • This is to achieve a sense of involvement.
  • Rub the inside of a large saucepan with the clove of garlic.
  • Discard garlic.
  • Pour the wine into the pan and heat it on medium.
  • Using your hands, mix the cornstarch or flour into the shredded cheese. When tiny bubbles form in the wine, add the pepper, salt and cheese slowly.
  • Stir constantly over medium to low heat until all cheese is melted.
  • Pour the melted mixture into 2 fondue pots or crock-pots and keep heated just short of boiling.
  • Add 1/2 of the liquor to each pot and stir.
  • Sprinkle the nutmeg over the top. To eat, dip crusty French bread pieces into the hot cheese mixture.