Camembert Fondue en Boîte

This rustic recipe for whole Camembert, baked in its wood-chip box, is perfect for country weekends. The melted cheese forms a quick fondue in which to dip slices of bread or sticks of celery and carrot — or, perhaps best of all, crescents of crisp, tart apple that marry well with the Calvados sprinkled on the cheese. Here, I bake the Camembert in the oven, but you can also cook it in the fireplace: wrap the box tightly in aluminum foil, push it into the hot embers, and leave it until it is