Cheese Platter with Home Made Fruit Salami

Sometimes a cheese platter is the only dessert I can eat after a hearty dinner. There are many ways in which to assemble one. You can make a theme-country selection or you can follow the classic method: pick a collection of cheeses ranging from soft to sharp, alternating between white mold cheeses, washed rind, blue cheese, and firm aged cheese, for example. This will also be the order in which to eat them at dinner: You start out with the lighter cheeses and finish with the more piquant ty