1/2 cup cream cheese, room temp.
1/8 cup peanuts, unsalted, chopped
1/2 apple, cored, sliced, peeled
2 drops lemon juice
2 date-nut bread slices
Directions
Combine the cream cheese and nuts in a bowl.
Sprinkle the apple slices with the lemon juice to keep them from
turning brown.
Take a slice of bread, spread with cheese and nut mixture and cover
with apple slices. Use another slice of bread to top the sandwich
and wrap well.
THE PENNYWHISTLE LUNCH BOX BOOK - jean hores From: Rich Harper Date:
19 Apr 94
Servings: 1 servings
Cheese & Fruitwich Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cheese; Fruit
The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to prove the history of recipes way back into the distant past, certainly as far back into recorded history as the ancient Egyptians, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, sadly, these ancient recipes were just very basic pictorial instructions for preparing meals.
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