On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 02:33:14 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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>"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 8 Nov 2017 20:12:15 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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>>>"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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>>>> Ingredients
>>>> 1 dill pickle spear plus 1 teaspoon juice
>>>> 3 sweet pickles plus 1 teaspoon juice
>>>> 6 pitted ripe olives plus 1 teaspoon juice
>>>> 6 pimiento-stuffed olives plus 1 teaspoon juice
>>>> 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
>>>> 1/3 cup Miracle Whip
>>>> 1/4 teaspoon salt
>>>> 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
>>>> 6 celery ribs, cut into 2-inch pieces
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>>>> http://tinyurl.com/y8k55r24
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>>>> I've got to say that I have never heard of many of these recipes. I
>>>> did get one tip from the potato salad recipe ".To prevent potatoes
>>>> from mushing out and losing their shape, add a small amount of vinegar
>>>> to their cooking water: 1/2 teaspoon is plenty." There were other
>>>> foods in this article that I had no idea were out of style. Split pea
>>>> soup, chocolate cake, cole slaw, deviled eggs -- stuff like that.
>>>> Anyway, I thought you might find this amusing.
>>>> Janet US
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>>>I love stuffed celery but I'll pass on that!
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>> I thought that one sounded fine. Overall it is common enough
>> Janet US
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>Yikes! I just do peanut butter or jarred cheese.

well, it isn't fair to compare the above recipe to peanut butter, now
is it.? And really, I'd go without before I used jarred cheese. The
above recipe is a simple enough concept. Take some cream cheese and
add what you want. Jarred cheese is awful tasting and lazy. Oh, and
so expensive for the amount of crap that you get.
Janet US