Ingredients
3 lb sharp cheddar cheese grated
1 onion minced
1 stale beer
1 tabasco sauce
1/2 jar creamed horseradish
1 red pepper
1 garlic
Directions
1. Combine onion, grated cheese, 5-6 dashes tabasco sauce,
horseradish, a shake of red pepper, and garlic to taste. Add stale
beer until you get the consistency of a cheese dip.
2. Usually served with crackers, nacho chips, and/or celery.
Difficulty : very easy. Precision
: no need to measure.
Recipe By : Nancy Van Cleave nancy@ms.uky.edu
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Beer; Cheese
The History of Recipes
Historians have proved the existance of recipes far back into ancient history, in fact as far back into recorded history as the early Egyptians, and possibly even further. However, generally, these old recipes were just simple hieroglyphic instructions for preparing food.
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We hope you enjoy this Beer Cheese recipe.
