As far as the cheese goes, my first impulse is something like Fontina or Havarti - which may be a tad bit softer than Jack, but have a similar flavor to my mind - I find Jack relatively mild. And you can always chill or lightly freeze a softer cheese to firm them up for slicing, grating, etc. On the subject of Montery Jack, I recall some years back finding (after reading about it in Gourmet) a version of an firm Jack, aged and hardened like an Italian grating cheese. I think it was a small California company, and I only saw it a few times - it was excellent, though - grated on top of something like roasted, stuffed chiles, or black bean soup. sheryl l. chatfield ch #2077 _____________________________________________________________ The information in this email and in any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems and notify the sender immediately. You should not retain, copy or use this email for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of its content to any other person.