<<I guess my dad did not realize being of German ancestry, what a German Tradition he was doing>> It's a Swiss tradition, Karen, imported into Germany only about 40 years ago (same time as in the US). _________________________ Heinz L. Zulauf Flotowstrasse 9 D-64287 Darmstadt Germany e-mail: [email protected] Visit my Private Homepage "The Classical Music Site" http://myweb.vector.ch/zulauf _________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 2:40 AM Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] fondue > Hi everyone, > I remember fondly fondue pots in the 1960's when I was a teenager. We had one > and still have it, we now use it for heating items on a buffet table. I can > remember the first time we used it, my younger brother and I and my mom > thought it was great. My dad didn't. I remember my mom made a really great > cheese kind of fondue, that we had pieces of soft garlic type bread to dip > into it. My dad's bread kept falling off his long fork and I think my > brother was the one who retrieved all of my dad's bread and ate it. Needless > to say, dad probably did not get much to eat and probably ended up eating a > sandwich, probably knockwurst. We still use the pot, for heating things on > a party table, but I could not begin to know where those really neat long > forks went. I guess my dad did not realize being of German ancestry, what a > German Tradition he was doing. I will have to remind him of the experience > and see if he remembers. Thanks for reminding us all of us baby boomers and > our fondue pots in the 60's. Back then we did not realize we were just > carrying on a German Tradition. > > Karen JENTER > Michigan > USA >