Fondue Recipe with Gouda Cheese

• 1 pound Gouda cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 1/4 cup Flour
• 1 1/2 cups Milk
• 2 teaspoons Garlic -- finely chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg
• 1/4 cup Dry white wine
• 2 teaspoons Kirsch
• Bread -- cubed
• Pepper to taste

Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat; add the flour, stirring with a wire whisk. Add the milk, stirring rapidly with whisk.

When blended and smooth, add the garlic, pepper, nutmeg and wine. Add the kirsch, if desired. Serve hot with bread cubes for dipping. If the sauce is to be used over vegetables, omit the kirsch.