CHEESE.
Taking the fondue first by right of seniority, as it were, a
little explanation would seem to be necessary, for we are con-
fronted with a slight confusion in regard to terms. The
original fondue spoken of by Brillat Savarin was, we are told,
of Swiss origin, a simple dish enough, scarcely to be dis-
tinguished from œufs brouilles au fromage. In later years,
however, the cooks improved upon it, and the fondue, with
flour added to it and sundry alterations, was put into the oven,