Funny you should ask. Being an ex-Cheesehead, last month I did a demonstration on Wisconsin food for our look food group. Here's a good recipe. Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup Yield: 6 servings 3 Tbsp butter 1 lg onion, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 2 md carrots, chopped 3 Tbsp all purpose flour 2 cup beef broth 2 md potatoes; peeled and cubed 12 oz bottle of dark beer (preferably flat) 1 cup whipping cream dash grated nutmeg to taste 1/8 tsp cayenne (red) pepper or to taste dash salt 3 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 1/2 cup additional shredded cheese Melt butter in a large pot. Add onion, celery and carrots; cook until soft, about five minutes. Stir in flour; cook one minute, stirring often. Stir in broth. Add potatoes and beer. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer twenty minutes or until potatoes are soft. Transfer vegetables to a food processor or blender. Process until pureed. Return to pan; add cream, nutmeg, cayenne and salt to taste. Reheat to a simmer. Add cheese, 1/2 cup at a time and stir until melted. Do not boil. Serve hot, garnish with addition shredded cheese David Cook ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emile & Dewi" <e.steenbrink@worldonline.nl> To: "Chile Heads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 3:27 AM Subject: [CH] wisconsin cheese soup > Hello Podorinos, > > When I worked at the Dixie Diner in Shalimar, Florida we had a soup of the > day called Wisconsin cheese. So since we don't have it here my question is > does anybody know how to make this soup and what to add to spice it up or in > Emeril's words kick it up a notch? I'd appreciate it! > > Miss Dewi > ALL FOR CHILES AND CHILES FOR ALL >