tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post7583751401891131508..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: "Age is not important unless you're a cheese." -- Helen HayesLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-16437613824877865382008-11-13T20:19:00.000-08:002008-11-13T20:19:00.000-08:00Thank you for the links! Definitely sounds like t...Thank you for the links! Definitely sounds like the Brie had gone bad. Glad I tossed it out. One of the comments on the Brie discussion you linked me to mentioned temperature fluctuations as a potential factor in the cheese going wrong. I'll bet that's what was to blame.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394501077619621817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-39445423191159885092008-11-12T21:14:00.000-08:002008-11-12T21:14:00.000-08:00Mina:A google search on brie and ammonia turns up ...Mina:<BR/><BR/>A google search on brie and ammonia turns up some interesting information.<BR/><BR/>Apparently "over-ripe" Brie does smell of ammonia, the smell being produced by the same micro-organism that ripens the cheese in the first place.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brie_(cheese)<BR/><BR/>http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f22/bad-brie-44216.htmlLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-55548666885182450022008-11-12T19:16:00.000-08:002008-11-12T19:16:00.000-08:00I'm having a question about cheese that perhaps yo...I'm having a question about cheese that perhaps you might be able to answer. I had what looked like a lovely triangle of Brie. I brought it up to the Apple Hill event and carried it around all day in a soft pack cooler with ice packs that slowly melted. We wound up going to a pub instead of picnicking because it was chilly and we'd fallen behind schedule. When I got home late that night, the cheese still felt cool to touch though the ice packs had gone soggy so I put it back into the fridge. The next day I tried to eat it and it gave me the oddest sensation. I felt like my nasal cavities were overwhelmed with essence of ammonia. Afraid it had gone bad, I stopped eating it and tossed it in the garbage. But the lingering question remains, is there any way that it might have been *supposed* to taste this way? Have you encountered any stinky cheeses along the way that might shed light upon my dilemma?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394501077619621817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-79344897908075688972008-11-11T14:49:00.000-08:002008-11-11T14:49:00.000-08:00Lisa & RobbThanks for the Helen Hayes quote. I...Lisa & Robb<BR/>Thanks for the Helen Hayes quote. I now believe it absolutely.<BR/> But also consider what the French have given us aside from cheese; ie:(1)after our win at Saratoga, sending their fleet to force the surrender of the Brits at Yorktown; (2) Their having a revolutiom shortly thereafter to become a democracy; (3) Showing us what was good cheese (4)Sending over the Statue of Liberty to us; (5) more good cheese so we could copy (or try to copy);(6) Holding the trenches from 1914 to 1917 until we woke up and sent over Sgt. York; (7) Added great booze plus cheese to fuse our roaring <BR/>20's; (8) Absorbing like a giant sponge the invasion of Adolf (except in the over sensitive South) until we could retool our minds as well as our industry, (and missing all that cheese and wine); (9) and so it comes to modern history; France as a staunch ally in the UN except when confronted by the latest (and lamented President Bush who lied us into the horror of Iraq) Vive La France for knowing a lie when it sees one and thanks over and over for the sharing of your friendship, your wine and your extraordinary ability to create cheeses.<BR/>Lisa and Robb, you both know I can't stop when it comes spouting History.<BR/>Love, Dad BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-79842122013325546822008-11-11T13:22:00.000-08:002008-11-11T13:22:00.000-08:00How delicious! Thanks for sharing..... That bark...How delicious! Thanks for sharing..... That bark cheese looks like salmon gone bad..... but I'd gobble it up in a heartbeat!!!Kay/The Little Foxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438560270883028887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-589892461145474792008-11-10T18:25:00.000-08:002008-11-10T18:25:00.000-08:00hey, the MAIL is still a good way to get cheese to...hey, the MAIL is still a good way to get cheese to your regular blog readers, eh? Now that my mouth is watering and I have to settle for some god-awful cheese whiz out of a SPRAY CAN! AUGH! THE OUTRAGE!<BR/><BR/>On a lighter note, I got confirmation of my Barack Obama swearing in ceremony tickets. Very Cool!<BR/><BR/>AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-65476122180760331772008-11-10T18:09:00.000-08:002008-11-10T18:09:00.000-08:00MMMMMMmmmmmmm. . . .thank you for this!It just occ...MMMMMMmmmmmmm. . . .thank you for this!<BR/><BR/>It just occurred to me that one of my most distinct memories of you and Martha together involved stinky cheese...Remember that New Year's Eve wandering around the chilly city after the stinky cheese fondue filled apartment party?Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620812321822211147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-31726804258388860582008-11-10T17:38:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:38:00.000-08:00Lisa - try to get some epoisse while you're there....Lisa - try to get some epoisse while you're there. It'll change your life.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096366926737800712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-8961667721163927532008-11-10T15:15:00.000-08:002008-11-10T15:15:00.000-08:00Is it wrong that I'm a little turned on?Amazing......Is it wrong that I'm a little turned on?<BR/><BR/>Amazing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-78817838956994789622008-11-10T15:00:00.000-08:002008-11-10T15:00:00.000-08:00I'm trying not to drool too much.With your photos,...I'm trying not to drool too much.<BR/>With your photos, I can almost smell it!!!!cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17839706774338343989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-23289322338261316122008-11-10T14:52:00.000-08:002008-11-10T14:52:00.000-08:00Well, for a plain old brie-on-a-Ritz guy, this pos...Well, for a plain old brie-on-a-Ritz guy, this post was a delight! And the photos are great.<BR/><BR/>Frank (Grumpy)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-53697775182316157262008-11-10T14:35:00.000-08:002008-11-10T14:35:00.000-08:00....SO....VERY...JEALOUS!!! An entire meal's worth.......SO....VERY...JEALOUS!!! An entire meal's worth of cheese?!?!?! It's too much, I tell you! I want to go there SO BADLY!!! :DMarissa Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868609519981969958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-36331812993532020032008-11-10T14:27:00.000-08:002008-11-10T14:27:00.000-08:00Yummy food, enjoyed in moderation.That's the ticke...Yummy food, enjoyed in moderation.<BR/><BR/>That's the ticket!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-68685760055214115772008-11-10T14:25:00.000-08:002008-11-10T14:25:00.000-08:00Thanks for the virtual cheese. I am a cheese love...Thanks for the virtual cheese. I am a cheese lover, but it's not so great for my cholesterol :(Syndeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262200072403579029noreply@blogger.com