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[jon_chaisson]

PIE. With cheese! :D


And also, quite possibly the most perfect Irish coffee I've ever made:

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[chaoticmoth.livejournal.com]

yum!

[joncwriter.livejournal.com]

Yes! I should probably explain the Irish coffee--usually when I make it, I whip the cream a little too thick (or not thick enough) and it ends up mixing with the coffee after a few seconds, but this came out perfect enough that I needed to take a picture. ;)

[head58.livejournal.com]

Apple pie with cheddar cheese - is that an Athol thing? Because Ali looks at me like I'm insane when I do that.

[joncwriter.livejournal.com]

Y'know? I have no idea. We never had it that way at our house--this is something emmalyon introduced to me. It's tasty, but I still find it a weird idea. ;)

Apple pie with cheddar cheese - is that an Athol thing?

[chaoticmoth.livejournal.com]

More of an English thing. :)

Why do some people serve cheddar cheese with apple pie?
The practice of combining cheese, fruit, and nuts dates back to ancient times. These were often served at the end of a meal because they were thought to aid in digestion. From the earliest days through the Renaissance, the partaking of these foods was generally considered a priviledge of the wealthy. This practice was continued by wealthy dinners composed of many courses up until the 19th century. Apples and cheesemaking were introduced to the New World by European settlers. These people also brought with them their recipes and love for certain combinations. This explains the popular tradition of apple pie and cheddar cheese in our country.

"The dark ages...The main meal was taken around the middle of the day...In the evening a light supper was taken and this was always finished with a little hard cheese, for digestion's sake. Gradually the large mid-day meal was later taken until that meal, wine-drinking and the cheese supper were combined. Thus was born the British habit of finishing an evening meal with cheese; almost every other society has eaten cheese before the sweet course to finish their main wine, or instead of a sweet."
---Cheese: A Guide to the World of Cheese and Cheesemaking, Bruno Battistotti et al [Facts on File Publications:New York] 1983 (p. 14-5)

"'After meat, [serve] pears, nuts, strawberries, wineberries and hard cheese, also blanderelles, pippins [apples].' All were considered hard or astringent, and therefore suitable to close up the stomache again after eating. Even so, apples and pears when taken at the end of the meal were usually roasted, and eaten with sugar, comfits, fennel seed or aniseed 'because of their ventosity.' Ordinary folk ate fruit as and when they could get it. The poor people in Piers Plowman sought to poison hunger with baked apples..."
---Food and Drink in Britain From the Stone Age to the 19th Century, C. Anne Wilson [Academy Chicago:Chicago] 1991 (p. 334)

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpies.html#applepie

[ying-ko-4.livejournal.com]

CHEESE? With Pie?

Oh, how to make yum-yum's perfect!

YAY!