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"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:46:03 +0000 (UTC),
> (Charlotte L. Blackmer) wrote:
>
>
>>Miss Christine -
>>
>>Speaking of cooking southern and Miss Edna of blessed memory, have you
>>ever posted that recipe for pimento cheese that you wowed me with
>>at a cook-in at Tammy's? If not, will you post it? I improvised once for
>>a Dead Spread, but it wasn't as good as Miss Edna's as made by you.
>>
>>I figure (based on "Being Dead is No Excuse") that I am in the Savory PC
>>camp.
>>
>>Thanks for the food for thought,
>>
>>Charlotte
>
> Okay Miss Charlotte..
>
> The recipe I used wasn't Edna Lewis'...but that of James Villas, who
> has also authored quite a few good southern cookbooks. It is from the
> first volume he did with his momma, My Mother's Southern Kitchen.
>
> Christine
>
> * Exported from MasterCook *
>
> Pimiento Cheese
>
> Recipe By :James Villas
> Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
> Categories :
>
> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 1/2 pound extra sharp cheddar cheese -- grated
> 1 4 ounce jar pimientos -- drained and finely chopped
> 1/2 cup green olives (optional) -- finely chopped
> 1/2 cup mayonnaise -- homemade or Hellmans
> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
> 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
> black pepper to taste
> Tabasco sauce to taste
>
> Add pimentos to grated cheese in mixing bowl, and optional olives. Mix
> well. Add the mayonnaise, lemon juice,Worcestershire sauce, pepper
> and Tabasco Sauce. Using a fork, stir and mash the mixture til blended
> and almost a chunky paste. Scrape the mixture into a crock and serve
> with crackers as a canape. Keeps up to a week in the fridge.
>
> Source:
> "My Mother's Southern Kitchen"
>

A Kansas woman I knew was very secretive with a similar recipe for years.
She used this recipe as a welcoming treat, and if you were lucky, she tucked
a little in a small bowl for you to take with you.

One day I went to the basement as she had been gone for a long time and I
was getting ready to go. When she saw me, she jumped sky high. There she
was using one of those sausage-type grinders grinding away on the cheddar.
Caught in action. I laugh now, but I was embarrassed then, I was so young.

Dee Dee