On Fri 12 Dec 2008 09:54:07p, Kathleen told us...

> 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.
>
>

I've never run into anyone who didn't like them, unless they simply didn't
like olives.

--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
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