Yesterday had fondue and white wine with the group. Ended up sitting in a mini-trolley trying to go downhill with Thomas at half past midnight in the rain.

Basic Cheese Fondue
1 pound Gruyere cheese, coarsely grated
8 ounces Emmentaler cheese, coarsely grated
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1 garlic clove, halved
1 cups dry white wine
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoons kirsch, if desired
Ground pepper
A pinch of nutmeg

In a large bowl combine cheeses and cornstarch. Rub the inside of a heavy saucepan with the garlic and then discard the garlic. Add wine and lemon juice, and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir in the cheese mixture gradually over moderate heat, stirring until smooth. Season with pepper and nutmeg. Simmer mixture for 2-3 minutes and transfer to a fondue stand set over a low flame. Serve immediately. Keep stirring the fondue to prevent it from separating. Serves 4-6.

Fondue Folklore
If a woman drops her cube of bread or meat off her fondue fork and into the pot, she must kiss all the men at the table.
If a man drops food from his fork into the pot, he must supply another bottle of wine for the table.

According to tradition, you must drink wine, not cold water, with fondue. A cold liquid will supposedly firm all the melted cheese in your stomach into an indigestible ball. (But keep in mind that if this were entirely true, a cheese pizza and a beer wouldn’t be the excellent partners they are.) - The last bit is true. Try drinking coke with your fondue and you'll end-up with stomach cramps because the cheese becomes hard. Obviously the person who wrote that hasn't tried fondue with coke. He/she should.