Thursday, December 3, 2009

Picky Holiday Appetizers

I've picked out a few funky appetizers from Good Housekeeping's Christmas Cook Book (c)'58 with flavors that even a frilly toothpick can't mask. Whaddaya think of . . .

Dipsy Noodles
Blend 1 3-oz pkg. cream cheese, softened, with 2 teasp. anchovy paste; season to taste with cayenne pepper. Shape mixture into 20 small balls; refrigerate. Just before serving, roll cheese balls in 1 cup coarsely broken chow-mein noodles. Makes 20

Beetchovies [you read that right]
Refrigerate 1 can tiny whole beets. Drain, then string 1 beet and 1 rolled anchovy each toothpick. Refrigerate.

Are you starting to wonder why these finger foods require so much refrigeration? Is it a mercury/anchovy scare? Is it so that the cold will numb your tastebuds when the snack is attacked? I dare you to find out.
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8 comments:

  1. BarbaraDecember 3, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    So these recipes are basically "Salty Cream Cheese Balls" and "Salty Beets". Ah, the imagination these took to invent!!

    Do you have the Betty Crocker Entertaining Book? It's a little cookbook like your other one...

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  2. heidiDecember 3, 2009 at 2:12 PM

    I do! I love it.

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  3. BarbaraDecember 3, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    How about the Betty Crocker Party Book?

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  4. LidianDecember 3, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    I love the names Betty thinks up for these things - she's quite a prose stylist!

    And I just want to know what that Santa's been drinking, and can I have some?

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  5. heidiDecember 3, 2009 at 9:49 PM

    Barbara - nah, not that goody! How is it?

    Lidian - I know! It had to be more fun than naming opi nail polish, even. Who knows what Santa has in his flask?!

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  6. BarbaraDecember 4, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    Would you like it? It has a chapter "What makes a hostess famous?"

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  7. heidiDecember 5, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    Oooooo, if you could bear to part with it ;)

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  8. BarbaraDecember 6, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    Consider it yours. Email me your address.

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