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In reply to the discussion: What would you do with a tub of Limburger cheese spread? [View all]MiddleFingerMom
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The Army Recreation folks had arranged for a tour of a nearby wine town known for
its wines made from all the local fresh fruits. They chartered a big tour bus and about
35-40 of us went on the day trip. We were all young and inexperienced wine drinkers,
but these wines tasted much like fresh juice and were DELICIOUS!!!
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The gasthaus we went to for lunch had a light lunch menu and my buddy Mort ordered
a cold cheese sandwich. No description, but he figured something like a Muenster or a
Swiss. It came out open-faced on pumpernickel with a tiny cup of mustard and a pickle
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When he went to take a bite of it, the aroma SLAMMED him in the nostrils and he came
close to flinging it away (and Mort was someone who liked strong cheeses). We were all
sitting at one wide U-shape of many tables placed end-to-end. He passed it to the person
on his right, who passed it to the person on HIS right, who passed it -- and so on and so
on and so on -- until it made it all the way around and back to Mort. Sitting near an open
window, he placed it on the outside sill until the waiter could come back and give us sweet
blessed relief.
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I never did find out what kind of cheese it was, but I would recognize it at 20 paces all
these decades later.
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