Barbecued Meat Patties

1 1/4 pounds Ground meat
1 Egg
2 tablespoons Finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
2 tablespoons Half-half
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
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1/2 cup Ketchup
1/4 cup Water and
1 tablespoon Lemon juice.
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1 tablespoon Brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestshire sauce and a
1 dash Hot pepper sauce.

Stir to blend well. Add dash salt and black pepper. In a large mixing
bowl, combine ground meat, egg and onion. Add green pepper, soy sauce,
and ketchup. Mix half and half and cornstarch. Add to meat mixture,
mixing to blend well. Form portions of meat to even, rather thick meat
patties. Place patties on preheated barbecue grill. Broil 3 to 4 inches
from source of heat, basting with sauce and turning patties over from
time to time for even browning. Grill 12-15 minutes total or to your
liking- time depends on how well you like your meat done. Serve meat
patties on hamburger buns, if you like, or with French Fries.

Bacon Roll-ups 2

1 Loaf thin sandwich bread
Spread
3 5 oz jars Old English Cheese
1 pound Bacon

Remove crust from bread and flatten bread slices with a rolling pin.
Spread bread with cheese spread and roll up jelly roll style. Cut into
thirds and put 1/3 of a strip of bacon around each roll and secure with
a toothpick. Bake on rack, turning once for about 15 minutes at 400~.
Serve hot! Variations: Instead of Old English Cheese, use cream cheese
with chives; peanut butter; or cream cheese and horseradish.

Appetizer Egg Rolls

1/2 pound Pork; Boneless -- Cut Julienne
1 each Onion; Small -- Sliced
1 cup Cabbage -- Green Or Chinese *
2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup Mushrooms -- Sliced
1/4 cup Sprouts -- Bean Or Alfalfa
1/4 cup Currants
1/4 cup Almonds -- Slivered
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Sherry -- Dry
1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1/2 teaspoon Ginger
12 each Egg Roll Wrappers -- Abt 6" Sq
-- Oil For Deep Fat Fry
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1/4 cup Apricots -- Dried (Abt. 10)
1/4 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Ginger
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
* Cabbage should be shredded.

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Saute the pork, onion, and cabbage in hot oil until lightly browned.
Stir in the mushrooms, bean sprouts, currants, and almonds and saute,
stirring for 1 minute. Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 T water, and
combine with sherry, soy sauce, and ginger; add to the pork mixture and
bring to a boil, stirring.

Remove from heat and cool. Stack the egg roll wrappers and cut in half
to form rectangles.

Forming one roll at a time, place a heaping a teaspoonful of pork
mixture on one end of rectangle, moisten the long edges, and roll up.
Press the edges together to seal. Egg roll may be prepared to this
point, then refrigerated for several hours or overnight or frozen for
several days before frying.

Adjust time for browning. If rolls are frozen, let them thaw before
cooking. Heat the oil to 375 degrees F. and fry the egg rolls, 4 or 5
at a time, until golden brown and crisp on all sides. Frying will take
about 4 to 5 minutes; turn rolls once. Drain on paper towels and keep
warm while frying the remaining rolls.

Serve with warm Ginger Apricot Sauce. GINGER APRICOT SAUCE: Combine the
apricots, sugar, ginger, and salt with 3/4 cup water in a small
saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5
minutes. Pour the mixture into a blender container or food processor.
Add lemon juice, cover and process until smooth. Serve warm.

ITALIAN APPETIZER

ITALIAN APPETIZER

4 1/2 cups Zucchini -- - about 6 med Size
Sliced or grated
1/2 cup Onion -- minced
1 Hand full parsley -- chopped
10 milliliters Garlic -- - minced
1 1/2 cups Bisquick
3/4 cup Oil -- Salt to taste or
1 1/2 teaspoons Seasoning salt
3/4 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
6 Eggs -- - slightly beaten

Preheat oven to 350~F; combine all ingredients in a large bowl in the
order given; mix thoroughly; pour into an oiled 9 X 13 Pyrex baking
dish; bake 35 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned; cool on a wire
rack and cut into small squares; can be served warm or cold.

Note: If served as a cold appetizer, cut into smaller pieces.

EGG MOUSSE

EGG MOUSSE

6 Eggs -- hard-boiled
5 ounces Chicken stock
1 teaspoon Gelatine
1 C Cream -- whipped
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Paprika
2 teaspoons Anchovy essence
Salt

Finely chop the egg whites. Sieve the egg yolks.

Add gelatine to chicken stock and heat until it dissolves. Cool and
allow mixture to begin to set. Put stock and seasoning into whipped
cream. Fold in yolks and whites, place in dish and chill. Decorate and
serve.

Eggplant Relish

Eggplant Relish

1 medium Eggplant
1 Egg -- hard-boiled
1 Green pepper
1 medium Onion
Oil
Vinegar
Garlic
Salt
Pepper
Sugar

Bake eggplant until soft. Grind together the baked eggplant, egg,
green pepper and onion. Add oil, vinegar and seasonings to taste.
Chill. Serve cold.

Appetizer Stuffing

1 lg onion -- finely diced
3 stalks celery -- finely diced
1 clove garlic -- minced
salt and pepper -- to taste
3 Tbs margarine
8 oz seasoned croutons (crushed) -- Pepperidge Farm
1 egg -- slightly beaten
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1/2 lb. sausage -- browned & drained
or
1/2 lb. shrimp or other seafood -- preboiled
or
1 can whole baby clams
1 can tiny shrimp
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optional shredded cheddar cheese

Saute onion and celery and garlic. *This can be dry sauted in Pam.

Mix in croutons and egg. Add a bit of stock or water as needed to
moisten.


If desired, add the sausage or seafood. Use this stuffing for squid or
mushroom caps.

If stuffing squid, bake, broil or saute the squid till it is just done.
Do not over cook or it will become tough.

If stuffing mushrooms, remove the stems, fill cavity with stuffing, put
the stem back in the stuffing as garnish, or mince and add to the
stuffing. Bake or broil till they are tender.