Appetizers & Dips Papa’s Cheese Ball Makes 3 balls 1½ pounds Cheddar cheese 2 pounds Swiss cheese 1 large onion, diced 1½ cups Bleu cheese, crumbled ½ cup sweet pickle cubes 1 tablespoon mustard 3 tablespoons caraway seeds ¼ cup ground pecans or 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
Put the cheeses and onion through the meat grinder or food processor. Then add pickle, mustard, and caraway seed. Moisten with pickle juice and form into three balls. Roll in ground pecans or parsley or just leave plain. Wrap in cheese cloth and refrigerate. From John Twomey Julia Ariail
Party Cheese Ring Serves 12 1 cup pecans, chopped 1 medium sweet onion, grated ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce 1 pound sharp cheddar cheese 1 clove garlic, pressed ¾ cup mayonnaise 1½ cup strawberry preserves
Mix all ingredients except preserves. Mold into a ring and chill. Fill the center with preserves. Serve with favorite crackers. Judy DeMott
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