Raclette of an open fire, with the big piece of cheese facing the heat. One then regularly scrapes off the melting side. Or by a specific oven. It is accompanied by small firm potatoes (Bintje, Charlotte or Raclette varieties), cornichons (gherkins), pickled onions, and dried meat, such as jambon cru/cuit, salami, and "viande des Grisons", and to drink, Kirsch, herbal tea or white wine from a swiss vineyard a Fendant (wine from the Chasselas grape). A modern way of serving raclette involves an electric table-top grill with small pans, known as "coupelles", in which to melt slices of raclette cheese. This
What Child Is This? What Child Is This? "What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol whose lyrics were written by William Chatterton Dix, in 1865. At the time of composing the carol, Dix worked as an insurance company manager and had been struck by a severe illness. While recovering, he underwent a spiritual renewal that led him to write several hymns, including lyrics to this carol that was subsequently set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song. Although it was written in Great Britain, the carol is more popular in the United States than in its country of origin today.