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Gin & Tonic with Snails in Green Garlic Butter

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Snails in Green Garlic Butter

2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh spinach
3 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
5 anchovy fillets
6 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pine nuts
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 tablespoon Pernod
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 dozen snails with shells*
1/2 cup dry white wine

Preheat oven to 425 F. Purée parsley, spinach, onions, anchovies, garlic and nuts in food processor or pass through fine blade of a meat grinder. Soften butter and blend into puréed mixture; add salt, white pepper, Pernod, hot sauce, and lemon juice. Beat well to mix thoroughly.

Yield: 2 cups

Place 1/2 teaspoon garlic-butter mixture into snail shell; stuff snail into shell and top with additional 1/2 teaspoon garlic butter mixture. Repeat with remaining snails and shells.

Arrange on baking sheet or individual snail plates; sprinkle white wine over and bake for 10 minutes. Serve hot with fish fork and snail clamps.

*Canned, imported French snails may be used; used either real snail shells or ceramic ones; or little French butter crocks. Individual snail plates and clamps are available at gourmet shops; they hold pockets for 6 snails per plate.

The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection. Copyright© 1977 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Frozen Tomato Frappe

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1 1/2 teaspoons butter or margarine
2 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 cups tomato juice
Lemon wedges
Crackers or Savory Toast Strips (below)

1. Day before serving: in hot butter in small skillet, sauté onion until golden. Turn into blender container. Add sugar, lemon juice, Worcestershire, and half of tomato juice.

2. Blend, at high speed, 1 minute, or until smooth. Turn into 13-by-9-by-2-inch metal pan. Stir in remaining tomato juice. Cover with foil or plastic film, and freeze overnight.

3. Remove from freezer 1 hour before serving. Let stand at room temperature until it begins to melt.

4. Break up with fork, and beat until no large pieces remain. Blend half at a time, at high speed, until smooth, not melted. Turn into sherbet glasses. Serve at once, with lemon wedges and crackers or Savory Toast Strips. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Savory Toast Strips

4 slices white bread, toasted
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon onion salt
1/3 cup packaged cornflake crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400F. Trim crusts from toast; cut each slice into 5 strips. Combine butter with onion salt. On a sheet of waxed paper, mix crumbs and cheese. Dip toast strips in butter mixture, then roll in crumb mixture, cation well. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 minutes, or until crisp. Serve at once. Makes 20.

©Copyright 1973 by The McCall Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Man-Pleasing Appetizers

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POW!

2 cans (10 1/2 ounces each) condensed beef broth (bouillon)
1 cup water
1 1/4 teaspoons horseradish
1/4 teaspoon dill weed

Heat all ingredients to simmering, stirring occasionally. Serve hot with green onion “swizzle sticks.” 6 servings (about 1/2 cup each).

Rumaki

6 chicken livers
4 water chestnuts
Teriyaki Sauce (below)
6 slices bacon, cut in half
Brown sugar

Cut chicken livers in half; cut each water chestnut into 3 pieces. Pour Teriyaki Sauce over chicken livers and water chestnuts in bowl; refrigerate about 4 hours. Drain. Wrap a piece of chicken liver and a piece of water chestnut in each bacon slice.

Secure with wooden pick; roll in brown sugar. Set oven control at broil and/or 550°. Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat 10 minutes or until bacon is crisp, turning occasionally. 12 appetizers.

Teriyaki Sauce: Mix 1/4 cup salad oil, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoons catsup, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 2 cloves garlic, crushed.

©Copyright 1971 by General Mills, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Crab Nibbles

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Ingredients
1 pound sandwich egg bread, sliced (about 16 slices)
2 teaspoons dried Instant minced onion, toasted
2 teaspoons water
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup finely shredded medium cheddar cheese
15 cherry tomatoes
1/4 pound cooked crabmeat
2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine

Directions

Using a 1 1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut about 80 rounds of bread. Mix instant onion and water; let stand 5 minutes. Blend together onion, mayonnaise, and 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder; mound on bread rounds. Slice tomatoes very thinly; place tomato slice on cheese layer. Slice crabmeat into 1/4 inch slices; and place a slice on each tomato. Combine butter and remaining 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; brush tops of crabmeat. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes to heat through.

Preparation Time: 1 hour

Makes 20 servings of 4 crab nibbles per person at approximately 130 calories per serving.

From the Kitchens of Dorothy Taylor

 

©1973 Curtin Publications, Inc. New York, NY

 

Sandwich Loaf

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Ingredients

4 hard-cooked eggs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons chopped pimento
Salt and pepper
1-pound can salmon, drained
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons finely minced scallions
2 tablespoons finely minced celery
2 pounds cream cheese
3/4 cup sour cream
Small can chopped ripe olives, drained
1 tablespoon finely minced onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
1 1/4-pound loaf white bread, crusts removed and cut horizontally into five layers.

Directions

Mash eggs with 2 tbls. mayonnaise and pimento; season. Reserve. Mash salmon with remaining mayonnaise, lemon juice, scallions, celery. Reserve. Blend cream cheese and sour cream. Mix 1/4 cheese mixture with onion and walnuts. Reserve. Mix 1/4 cheese with olives. Reserve. Tin 1/2 cup cheese with yellow food coloring. Reserve. Color balance of cheese with green food coloring. Reserve.

Assembly: Place bottom layer of bread on serving platter; spread with salmon filling. Add layer of bread spread with cheese-onion-walnut filling. On third layer of bread spread egg filling. On fourth layer, spread cheese-olive filling. Top with final layer of bread.

To finish:  frost top and sides of loaf with green-tinted cheese; make a decorative border of yellow cheese. Garnish with fresh flower or use other garniture – radish roses, carrot curls and stuffed olives.

Serves: 16

Preparation time: 1 hour

Approximate calories per serving: 335

Recipe & Photograph courtesy of Curtin Publications, Inc., New York, NY ©1973