BLT Dip

Nov 18th, 2008 Posted in Appetizers | Comments Off

Ingredients

  • 16 oz. sour cream
  • 16 oz. mayonnaise
  • 3 diced tomatoes
  • 1 lb. bacon cook crisp and crumbled.
  • One loaf bread of your choice.



Directions

Method:

Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate for about three hours or until
it is cold.

Cut bread in triangles and toast well.

When everything is finished. Just dip triangles into dip and enjoy.

This is not something I use for any special occasion. It is just something
I make and enjoy with company.

*submitted by Debi:)

BLT Spread

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 7 slices bacon (3/4 cup), cooked, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese



Directions

Combine mayonnaise, cream cheese and pepper in small mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often until smooth (1 – 2 minutes).

Spread mixture onto bottom of 9″ round serving dish; top with lettuce, bacon, tomatoes, green onions and cheese. Serve with crackers.

Blue Cheese Football

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • 2 tsps. Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsps. ground red pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 ozs. blue cheese
  • 2 (8-oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
  • Pimento
  • Hearts of palm, sliced



Directions

1. Mix the cheeses, garlic, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Shape into a ball on wax paper.

2. Roll the cheese ball in the chopped pecans and place on a serving platter. Form into the shape of a football and use pimentos and sliced hearts of palm to make the football’s laces. Serve with crackers.

Note: This can be frozen.

Source: The Advocate (Jan LeBlanc Cox) – Baton Rouge, La

Bobs Hot Cheese Dip

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Ingredients

  • 1 small can drained chilies
  • 2 cups mayonaisse
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese
  • onions, chopped fine



Directions

Mix together and bake at 325(F) for 25 minutes or until bubbly.

*This recipe comes from a very close family friend. He entertains quite frequently and this is one of his recipes that everyone looks forward to:) Good stuff! Serve with tortilla chips.

Bread & Butter Pickles

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Ingredients

  • 6 quarts sliced medium cucumbers
  • 6 medium white onions, sliced thin
  • generous 5 tbsp. pickling salt
  • 5 cups sugar
  • 3 cups cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tsp. tumeric
  • 2 tsp. celery seed
  • 2 tbsp. mustard seed

Directions

Do not pare cucumbers; slice thin. Add sliced onions and mix. Add salt and combine well. Cover with cracked ice and mix thoroughly. Let stand three hours; drain well.

Combine remaining ingredients; pour over cucumber mixture. Heat just to a boil. Seal in hot, sterilized jars.

Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.