California Gold Miners Crab Spread

10-12 oz. can of crabmeat, drained

8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, soft

1/4 cup Real Lemon Juice

Soak drained crabmeat in lemon juice for 1 hour; and then drain all the juice out of the crabmeat and add the cream cheese.  Blend crabmeat and cream cheese together in a mixing bowl with an electric beater.

After creating a long loaf patty out of the mixture -- place on a serving dish, and slowly pour cocktail sauce over the loaf. Serve with Ritz crackers. 

Cocktail Sauce

1 1/2 C. ketchup

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce

3 T. lemon juice

2 tsp. celery sale

1 Tbsp. horseradish

Mix together with spoon, and serve over crab mixture.

Note:  The above sauce makes an outstanding shrimp cocktail sauce also.

U. S. A. Olympic Goop

1/4 lb red liver sausage 

Small grated onion (or 1 T. instant minced onion)

3 T. mayonnaise

1 shake Tabasco

1 T. Worcestershire Sauce

1 T. prepared mustard

Dash of salt

8 oz. cream cheese

1 T. Cream

Blend together in a mixing bowl with an electric beater until smooth:  liver sausage, onion, mayonnaise, Tabasco, Worcestershire Sauce, and mustard  Place the liver sausage mixture in a small serving bowl.

Place cream cheese in a small serving bowl -- add the cream and whip together until smooth.  Spread the cream cheese mixture over the Goop mixture and serve with crackers.

Variation:  You can also triple layer the Goop - Layer one - place cream cheese over the goop, then spread more goop over the cream cheese, etc.

Make sure the goop is always topped with the cheese when served.

The Big Game -- with Chili Con Queso

3 Tbsp. butter

3-4 green onions/ chopped

1 clove minced -- or dash of garlic powder

3 T. corn starch

1 16 oz of HUNTS tomato sauce with chopped tomatoes

1/2 of a 4 oz can of green chilies

3/4 C. grated mild cheddar cheese

Melt butter in sauce pan -- sauté onions and peppers in butter until soft -- add garlic, cook one minute longer. 

Blend in corn starch, add the tomato sauce and green chilies; cook stirring until the mixture boils and thickens.  Add the cheese to the thickened mixture, and stir over low heat until melted.  Serve HOT with Tortilla Chips.

"Surprise Chips and Dip"

Make your own surprise chips:

Secret ingredient -- LASAGNA

Early in the day or up to 2 weeks before serving, prepare one 16-oz package of lasagna noodles as label directs; drain well and blot excess moisture with paper towels.  With kitchen shears, cut each lasagna noodle cross wise into about six 2" pieces. 

In Electric skillet, heat about 1" salad oil to 370"F.  Fry cooked lasagna until golden brown on both sides.  Sprinkle with salt and anyone of the topping listed below.  Store in tightly covered container.  Makes 1 lb

TOPPINGS:  Paprika, Italian seasoning; bacon bits; crushed curry powder; chili powder; lemon pepper marinate; celery seek; or omit salt & sprinkle lightly with celery, onion, or garlic salts.

Succulent Mushroom Dip

1 8 oz. pkg. of cream cheese - softened

1 6 oz  can of mushroom soup

1 T.  chopped onion (instant minced onions)

1 t. Worcestershire Sauce

1/4 tsp. Garlic salt

1/4 tsp. celery salt.

Place all ingredients in a bowl and blend together with an electric beater until smooth.  Chill before serving.

Sizzling Stuffed Mushrooms

24 Large mushrooms

1 clove garlic

1/4 C minced parsley

1/4 C. Swiss cheese

       Salt, Pepper

1/2 C. bread crumbs

2 T. Instant minced onions

1/4 C. sherry

       lemon juice - couple of squeezes

3 T. butter.

Wash the mushrooms and remove stems, leaving caps intact.  Sprinkle a few drops of lemon juice in each cap and set aside.

Prepare stuffing by mincing stems very fine and sautéing in butter.  While the stems cook; grate Swiss cheese into a bowl and add bread crumbs. Mince parsley, garlic, and onion; add to the stuffing.  When minced stems are browned, add the sherry to stuffing and stir thoroughly.  Pile this filling into each mushroom cap.  Sprinkle with more bread crumbs and dot with butter.  Preheat oven at 350° -- bake mushrooms for 15 min. Cool 3-5 minutes and serve.

Creamy Stuffed Chipped Beef Rolls

3-4 pkg. chipped beef

1 8 oz. cream cheese - softened

1-1 ½ tsp. horseradish

dash of salt

1 16 oz. can sauerkraut - rinsed and drained

(if you don't like sauerkraut - substitute with 3 bunches of green onions, cleaned and chopped)

Blend  with electric beater: softened cream cheese; horseradish; salt, and sauerkraut. 

spread each piece of chipped beef and add 1 T cream cheese mixture in middle.  Roll the beef -- slice in half and secure with a toothpick.