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Apple snacks
Apples go handsomely on the cheese platter. A crisp apple in one hand and a chunk of firm cheddar in the other enhance each other, bite for bite. A soft runny cheese, such as Brie, Liederkranz or Camembert may be spread to advantage on a slice of apple; or try the tang of bleu cheese.
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