Salmon Ball

This is from the recipe drawer of Maxine.  So as I came across this recipe it made me wonder just how many different ways can you mix up cream cheese with a variety of ingredients to serve in a ball shape with crackers?  It seems that we are pretty obsessed with cream cheese balls...well, I know that I for one love them!!!

1 - 1lb can salmon

1 - 8oz pkg cream cheese

1 - T. lemon juice

2 - teaspoon grated onion

1 - teaspoon horseradish

1/4 - teaspoon salt

1/4 - teaspoon liquid smoke

1/2 cup chopped pecans

3 Tablespoon parsley

Drain & flake salmon; remove any skin or bones

Combine the salmon & cream cheese and all seasoning

Mix thorly (I assume this means "thoroughly")

Combine the pecan & parsley

Shape salmon in ball

Roll in nut mixture

Chill well

Serve with assorted or rye crackers

I must admit...this is a little more sophisticated than most cheese balls I am familiar with.  Maybe I'll try it for the next game and see if I can "up" the sophistication just a little bit.

Corn Dip

This recipe is from the drawer of Maxine.  As we near the beginning of football season, many of us begin to look to our stand by dip recipes... and then we begin to wonder if there are any "new" dip recipes we could try this year.  Well, I found one in Maxine's drawer.  So maybe this one will sound good enough for you to try, and see if you want to add it to your recipe standbys.

8 oz.  1 pkg. cream cheese
1 pkg. ranch dressing mix
1 can whole corn (drained)
1 can chopped black olives (drained)
Green or Red pepper (chopped)
Green chilies  4 oz  (chopped)

Serve - Lg. corn chips (scoops)

Well, I have to tell you, that I spent quite a bit of time having to decipher that first line.  I couldn't understand what "83" meant.  You know, this is one of the ways that recipes like this, that are hand-written, get changed and tweaked; sometimes it can be difficult to read the hand writing.  But I definitely think that the 8 oz makes since, especially since we are talking about cream cheese.

Another way that recipes get changed, is if the new cook doesn't particularly like one of the ingredients.  If I decide to make this dip, it will not have black olives in it.  So, it will be just a little different than Maxine's.  What we won't ever know, is if her version was maybe just a little different than the person she got it from.  Happy dipping!