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.
3 months ago
So these recipes are basically "Salty Cream Cheese Balls" and "Salty Beets". Ah, the imagination these took to invent!!
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I do! I love it.
ReplyDeleteHow about the Betty Crocker Party Book?
ReplyDeleteI love the names Betty thinks up for these things - she's quite a prose stylist!
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Barbara - nah, not that goody! How is it?
ReplyDeleteLidian - I know! It had to be more fun than naming opi nail polish, even. Who knows what Santa has in his flask?!
Would you like it? It has a chapter "What makes a hostess famous?"
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