That should say TASTE, not sound. It sounded horrendous, but it was relatively inoffensive. Still not a ringing endorsement for fruity cheese. Nope.
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Nice. Does it specify the herbs, and if not, can you tell whatâs in it?
The fruity cheeses I like: cranberry pepper Boursin, mango ginger Stilton, cranberry Wensleydale, Arla pineapple cream cheese.
There is an Ilchester British Cheese Advent Calendar available in Canada. I didnât buy it because it contains too many smoked cheeses for me. https://goodcheese.ca/products/ilschester-cheese-advent-calendar
The smoke on the cheddar was light-handed, thankfully, as I am not a big fan of smoked cheeses, either. Fruit in cheese is a no for me, no ginger either.
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CHEESE ONLY FOR @linguafood !
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Eh. Iâm ok with all kinds of spices (a favorite of mine has fenugreek in it) - pepper, piment, herbs like dill or rosemary, even shrooms 
I bet!
Yesterday, the dreaded raspberry ganache in dark chocolate. Didnât suck too much. Aged gouda from the cheese collander. Aâight.
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I got the Bonne Maman calendar (and WTH! It was $44.99 at World Market back in mid-November!), but I didnât wait for the daily opening of each flap. Since others are abiding by the ârulesâ of the calendar, I wonât reveal whatâs in each door, but there are some interesting ones in there. Note - I also gave 6 of them to my sister, and donât remember which ones - we tried one at her cabin in Maine, and we thought it was âordinaryâ but good. LOL
I REALLY liked the white nectarine, peach and lemon verbena one. There are several in the list (which I have on my phone) that Iâm probably going to leave until last to try, because Iâm. Just. Not. Sure. LOL
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I just love the jars!!
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So far Iâve found the jams pretty unremarkable.
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We have one of those DIY advent calendars. The slots behind the little doors arenât very big. Each year we divy it up - odds and evens - to decide who fills which, and who gets to open what.
The treats Iâve been receiving this year have been some favorites: Swedish Fish and Asbachâs brandy-filled chocolate covered cherries.
DHâs treatâs from me are a variety of imported chocolates, and some little polymer clay food miniatures (doll-house scale), which are tokens for him to âturn inâ for some of his favorite things but which I donât make all that often. One year I fooled him and filled it full of miniature vegetables, but he has yet to turn in a cabbage. 
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Latest chocolate advent calendar treats: the vile strawberry gelee, which was only marginally improved by being slightly intoxicated for its consumption, and immediately having Raspberry Beret in my head; a very good gianduja yesterday, and a white chocolate with caramelized almond praliné filling today.
Cheeses were a good whiskey cheddar, a boring aged gouda, and a nice, semi-hard goat yesterday.
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Gotta say Iâm a bit nervous about the sweet English cheddar for today. The escargot dark OTOH - dark chocolate with smooth salted caramel should be niceâŠ
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Whereâd you go? Looking for your jar-a-day!
Got Covid and we didnât feel like jam for a couple days. Back tomorrow tho!
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Get well, this really suxâŠthe worse part I think is taking care of him and seeing his pain.
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Yesterday was a repeat in both the cheese & the choc calendars: the spiced apple cheddar that was inoffensive the first time around and utterly revolting the second time around. I spat the piece I bit off straight into the garbage. Nope. The praline was milk chocolate with milk chocolate ganache. Good.
Todayâs bounty is yet to be devoured, but itâs more promising: mustard gouda and Peruvian dark chocolate ganache 
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