Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> I remember making these when I was in high school. They were really
> popular in the early '70s.
>
>
> * Exported from MasterCook *
>
> Baked Cheddar Olives (Olive Puffs)
>
> Recipe By :Gourmet Magazine, 1969
> Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
> Categories : Appetizers
>
> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
> 2 tablespoons unsalted butter -- softened
> 1/2 cup flour
> 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
> 24 green olives -- with pimiento
>
> In a bowl combine the Cheddar and the butter, add the flour and the
> cayenne, and blend the dough until it is combined well. Drop the dough
> by tablespoons onto wax paper and wrap or mold each tablespoon around
> each of the olives (drained and patted dry), covering each olive
> completely. Bake the wrapped olives on a baking sheet in the middle of
> a preheated 400°F. oven for 15 minutes, or until the pastry is golden,
> and serve them warm.


Back around 1989 I worked with a gal who brought these in for a party at
work one day. Evidently they are a bit of a pain in the ass to make and
she was visibly miffed when her coworkers sampled them, grimaced, and
totally failed to kowtow in her general direction. Given that there
were no dogs in attendence, the half eaten "Cheddar Olives" were
conspicuous in the waste baskets.

Talk about "not worth either the work or the calories". It's just
amazing what people will get up to without guidance or supervision.

If there hadn't been other marignally appealing items available (glue
sticks, staples, my own left foot), I'm sure they'd have gotten eaten.
Eventually.