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system: You are Ian Hoare, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Justin Fogarty about "Some starters".

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JF> I need recipes from Mexico. Central and South America for a school
JF> project. Anyone who has any interesting ones please share them.

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assistant: Hello Justin!
Maybe I was dreaming, but didn't you say this on Wednesday February 12 1997
I've found a few starters for you, Justin. 4 from Mexico and 2 from Colombia.
Hope that does for the moment. Let me know if you want more, I've got lots.
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      Title: Ceviche
 Categories: Starters, Fish, Mexican
      Yield: 6 servings
      1 kg Very fresh fish
      2 lg Onions, sliced in rings
      3 md Ripe tomatoes, chopped
      5 x  Limes
      5 x  Serrano chillies
           Coriander
           Salt and pepper to taste
  Cut the fish into 10-15cm cubes. (Yellowfin, tuna, seabass or snapper
  will work, mackerel is the traditional fish, but it tends to be too
  fishy for most people the less fishy ones will please most people)
  Chop the tomatoes, chillies, coriander together as fine as possible.
  Squeeze the limes. Mix all together, seasoning and leave for a least
  and hours at room temp., turning frequently to ensure that the fish
  is evenly treated by the lime juice, which cooks or pickles it.
  Refrigerate until served; it will keep overnight no problem, though
  24 hrs is probably the limit. Pour off surplus lime juice before
  serving. Serve cold on tortillas, or tostados and garnish with salad.
    From: Mexican Cooking by Roger Hicks
  From: Joell Abbott                    Date: 08-10-94
  Note from Shipp:  the time is not correctly specified up there. From
  other recipes, I would say to marinate 1 to 2 hours.  I also think
  that halibut or cod would work quite well.
   Note from IMH. Also I suspect that the cube size is wrong. 4 to 6
  inch CUBES is hard to imagine.
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system: You are Ian Hoare, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Justin Fogarty about "Mexican 2 (CR)".

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assistant: Hello Justin!
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MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04
      Title: Empanaditas
 Categories: Appetizers, Beef, Mexican
      Yield: 12 servings
    1/2 lb Ground beef
      2 tb Raisins; finely chopped
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 c  Cottage cheese;sm curd,cream
      1 lg Egg; separated
           10-inch pastryrecipe,2 crust
    1/4 c  Onion; finely chopped, 1 md
      2 tb Chopped green olives
    1/8 ts Pepper
      1 lg Egg; hard cooked, *
      1 ts Water
      2 ts Milk
  *  Hard boiled egg should be peeled and chopped.
  ~---------------------------------------------------------------------
  ~--- Cook and stir ground beef in 10-inch skillet, breaking up into
  small pieces, until brown; drain reserving 1 T of fat and the beef in
  the skillet.  Stir in onion, raisins, olives,salt and pepper.  Cover
  and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.  Stir in cottage cheese and
  hard cooked egg. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.  Mix egg white and water
  until slightly foamy; reserve.  Prepare pastry dough; gather into a
  ball. Divide into halves. Shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly
  floured cloth covered surface. Roll 1 round of pasty into circle,
  about 14 inches in diameter. Cut into 11 or 12 circles, 3 1/2-inches
  in diameter. Spoon on 2 t of the beef mixture at the center of each
  circle; brush edge of pastry with egg white mixture. Fold pastry
  circle up over filling; press edge with fork to seal. place
  empanaditas on ungreased cookie sheet.  Repeat with remaining pastry
  circles.  Gather any remaining pastry; shape into another round.
  Repeat rolling cutting and filling.  Beat egg yolk and milk until
  well blended; brush over tops of empanaditas.  Bake until golden
  brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.
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system: You are Ian Hoare, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Justin Fogarty about "Mexican 3 (CR)".

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assistant: Hello Justin!
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      Title: Flautas
 Categories: Appetizers, Poultry, Condiments, Mexican
      Yield: 12 servings
MMMMM-------------------------GUACAMOLE------------------------------
      2 lg Ripe Avocados, Mashed
      2    Finely Chopped Tomatoes
      1 md Chopped Onion
      2    Jalapeno Peppers, Seeded And
           - Finely Chopped
      1    Finely Chopped Clove Garlic
      2 tb Finely Snipped Cilantro
      1 tb Vegetable Oil
      2 tb Fresh Lime Juice
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ds Pepper
MMMMM--------------------------FLAUTAS-------------------------------
      1 c  Cooked Chicken, Finely
           - Chopped
     12    Flour Tortillas
           Vegetable Oil For Frying
  Guacamole: Mix all ingredients in a glass or plastic bowl.  Cover and
  refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  Flautas: Spoon 1 tablespoon of the chicken across the bottom of each
  tortilla.  Roll up tightly and secure with toothpicks.
  Heat 1 inch of oil to 350 degrees F.  Fry flautas, turning once, until
  golden brown, about 2 minutes.  Drain on paper towels; remove wooden
  toothpicks.
  Serve with fresh guacamole.
  Typed by Syd Bigger.
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system: You are Ian Hoare, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Justin Fogarty about "Mexican 4 (CR)".

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assistant: Hello Justin!
And this is the last mexican recipe (another guacamole)
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      Title: Guacamole (Robert Carrier)
 Categories: Appetizers, Mexican, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 servings
      2    Avocados (RIPE) *
      1    Lemon; juice of
      1    Garlic clove; mashed
      4 md Tomatoes, ripe; concassee**
    1/2    Spanish Onion; fine chopped
      4 tb Celery or green onion
      1 tb Cilantro or Parsley
      3 tb Olive oil
           Salt & FGBP
  NB. * Avocado. This should be ripe and soft, and should NOT be one of
  the enormous varieties from California, with almost no taste at all,
  but the reltively small wrinkled skinned types.
  ** Concassee - Peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
  A Spanish onion is a large mild sweet variety.
  You could substitute lime juice for lemon, and some chopped seeded
  chillies for part of the crunchy vegetable.
   Chop the celery or green pepper finely, juice the lemon, chop the
  onion finely and prepare the tomato before attacking the avocadoes.
    Peel and mash avocados lightly with a wooden spoon, add lemon juice
  (NB IMH) mashed garlic, chopped tomatoes, onion and celery or pepper
  to mashed avocado. Stir in finely chopped cilantro or parsley, olive
  oil and salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cover tightly
  with food wrap until serving. Serve with dippers - tostaditos would
  be traditional.
    NB.. If you want the guacamole to keep from turning brown, only add
  part of the lemon juice and brush the rest on top before covering.
  Then remove what you want to use at a time, mix it and serve, while
  re-covering the rest with wrap.
  Recipe after "Great dishes of the World" Robert Carrier
    Method & MM IMH Georges' Home BBS 2:323/4.4
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system: You are Ian Hoare, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Justin Fogarty about "Colombian 2 (CR)".

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assistant: Hello Justin!
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      Title: Picante De Huevos (Egg and Avocado Appetizer)
 Categories: Appetizers, Cheese/eggs, Colombia
      Yield: 6 servings
      6    Eggs; hard-cooked, chopped
      2    Avocados; peeled, pitted,
           -chopped
      1    Chile, habanero; seeded,
           -stemmed, chopped fine
      1    Onions; chopped fine
      3 tb Parsley; chopped fine
      2 tb Vinegar
    1/2 ts Salt
      3    Mangoes; halved, seeded
           Cilantro
  ~--------------------------HEAT SCALE = HOT--------------------------
    Place all the ingredients except the mangoes and cilantro in a food
  processor or blender and blend at medium speed until very well
  combined and fairly smooth. Chill for several hours. Pour the sauce
  into the hollowed out section of the mango halves, and garnish with
  cilantro.
    MM and upload by DonW1948@aol.com / HSLD
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system: You are Ian Hoare, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jim Weller about "Spiced Beef".

They wrote:
JW> I like wild game, smoked fish & meat and Hungarian cuisine among
JW>       Title: English Spiced Beef
JW>       Title: Goulash Soup [Gulyassuppe]
JW>  Categories: German, Jw, Soups, Beef
JW>       1 tb [heaping] Hungarian sweet
JW>   From: The German Cookbook by Mimi Sheraton,

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assistant: Hello Jim!
Maybe I was dreaming, but didn't you say this on Thursday February 13 1997
Hey Jim, good to see you here. this looks like a delightful recipe you've
sent here.
Ahem              ^^^^^^^
 I'll let you correct that yourself
delicate hint             ^^^^^^^^^
Don't they have a cheek these people sometimes. I don't mind her putting the
recipe in her book, but she might at least give it a proper attribution.
  I mean, how would you like it if I wrote a book on English Cookery, and put
Boston Baked Beans (we have a Boston in the UK) in it without saying it was
an American recipe. <vbg>
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      Title: Prune Whip
 Categories: Desserts, Fruits
      Yield: 6 Servings
      1/3 lb Prunes
        5    Egg whites
      1/2 c  Sugar
      1/2 TB Lemon juice
  I have a copy of "The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book" by Fannie
  Merritt Farmer. This book is in excellent shape, although it was
  printed in 1918. Prune Whip is something I remember my Mother making
  and this recipe sounds as though it is very close to the way she made
  it.
  Pick over and wash prunes, then soak several hours in cold water to
  cover; cook in same water until soft; remove stones and rub prunes
  through a strainer, add sugar and cook five minutes; the mixture
  should be of the consistancy of marmalade. Beat whites of egg till
  stiff, add prune mixture gradually when cold, and lemon juice. pile
  lightly on buttered pudding dish, bake 20 minutes in slow oven. Serve
  cold with boiled custard.
  MM format; courtesy Mary Riemerman
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system: You are Greg Mayman, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mike Niebauer about "Hey! Where are ya'll?".

They wrote:
-=> Mike Niebauer said this about "Hey! Where are ya'll?"
-=> to Denis Burke on 13 Feb 97  17:30:49....
DB> Everyone..where is everyone!? I'm going thru *serious* 'mail withdrawal'
MN> here!! DB> Anyone out there anymore!?....It's getting awfully lonely
MN> here!
MN> You know I am beginning to wonder the same thing.  Just posted one of
MN> my  Favorites, let me know if you get it please.

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assistant: I think they've all gone over to the COOKING CONFERENCE.... Hey,
didn't I see your name there, Mike?
a word from Greg, in Adelaide, South Australia
... There cannot be a crisis today; my schedule is already full.
system: You are Greg Mayman, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "G'day, Mike  CR".

They wrote:
-=> Mike Niebauer said this about "Lamb Stew"
-=> to All on 13 Feb 97  16:16:32....
MN> Just thought I would jump in here and post a message for all to
MN> savor.
MN> Felt as though I could not complain about the lack of activity in this
MN> echo without having at least put up a recipe of mine.
MN> Where is everybody?
MN> Mike Niebauer, Vancouver USA, In the Great Northwet!

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assistant: Thanks, Mike. Recipe snagged and MMed.
Beats me.
.....................................................^^^
Hmmm. Guess I won't ask about the weather up there...
Manwhile, back at the ranch...
system: You are Mike Niebauer, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jim Weller about "Re: Lamb CR".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Jim Weller to Mike Niebauer <=-
JW> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
JW>
JW> Title: Greek Marinated Lamb

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assistant: Thanks for the recipe.  Looks delicious!  Another thing about the recipe that
I posted.  As I was growing up, we found that this dish was almost better the
second day as leftovers.  So.....  Mom decided to try a theory.  She made it
a day ahead of time and then let it cool and then reheated it to serve the
next day.  She was correct!  Something about the sitting after cooking that
really allows all the flavors to combine.
Still a great recipe BOTH ways.
     "May you always encounter Fair Winds and Following Seas...."
       "God Can't be everywhere, That's why he made Sailors!!"
         Mike Niebauer, Vancouver USA, In the Great Northwet!
                    MIKE_NIEBAUER.parti@ecunet.org
system: You are Ruth Hanschka, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ian Hoare about "school project".

They wrote:
->  RH> It vanished.  It's from the Yucatan region.
->
->  RH> Pastel de Calabacitas [Squash Cake]
->
-> I hope you don't mind, Ruth, but I grabbed it too :-)))
-> Guess what I found...
->       Title: Sopa Leao Vellosa
->  Categories: Main dish, Soups, Fish, Shell, Brazil
->       Yield: 8 servings
->
->       4 lb Grouper
->       1 lb Shrimps in shell

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assistant: I'll never guess.<G>  I never guessed that a cake made from squash
would be popular.  People will eat anything, I guess, especially if
it's free.:)
Well, I was right.<G>  Grouper and shrimp spoup!  Definitely looks
interesting.
system: You are Ian Hoare, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Soon to be topical".

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assistant: Hello all
This will soon be appropriate for the season.
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      Title: Hot Cross Buns 2
 Categories: Breads, British, Fruits
      Yield: 4 servings
      1 kg Flour
      2    Sachets dried yeast
      1 pt Warm water
    125 g  Sugar
      2 ts Salt
      4 ts Grated nutmeg
      1 ts Ground cloves
      1 ts Cinnamon
      2 oz Peel
    1/2 lb Currants
      2    Eggs
      2 oz Melted butter
MMMMM---------------------------GLAZE--------------------------------
      2 tb Sugar
      2 tb Water
  Mix half the flour with the salt and water. Place bowl in plastic bag
  until batter has doubled in bulk.
    Mix remaining flour with spices, sait, sugar and fruit. Stir in
  risen batter, eggs and melted butter. Knead. Put to rise, which may
  take a few hours because of the eggs and butter. (In fact, I started
  the batter on Friday night, and put it in the fridge to rise. The
  rest I did Saturday am.)
    Divide into 24. Place on baking sheets WELL spaced out (like 8 to a
  large sheet). Cut deep crosses on tops. Place in plastic bags to prove
  again (about 3/4 hr).
  Bake 15-20 minutes at 225 C.
  Dissolve sugar in water to make glaze. Brush buns with this glaze
  Cool 10 mins. Plaster with butter!
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system: You are Ian Hoare, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All You Cooks about "Comfort Food 2".

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assistant: Hello All!
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04
      Title: Bean-Cabbage Zalaegerszeg Style (Zalaegerszegi Babos Kapo
 Categories: Side dish, Vegetables, Hungarian, Casseroles
      Yield: 6 servings
      1 lb Dried Pinto Beans
      1 lb Smoked spareribs; sliced
      2 lb Sauerkraut; rinsed
     16 fl Tomato pur�e
           Salt
      2 fl Sour cream *
  Hungarian sour cream, or French "Cr�me Fra�che", A mixture of 1 part
  yoghurt and 2 parts heavy cream can be substituted.
  Soak the beans in water overnight (or quick soak in usual way).
  Drain and rinse soaked beans. Add slices spareribbs and enough water
  to cover. Cook until beans are done and drain. Remove spareribs, cut
  of meat and chop it, discarding bone.
  In a separate pot, cook sauerkraut with tomato pur�e; add additional
  water if necessary. Cook till done. Put cooked beans, chopped meat and
  cooked sauerkraut together with its cooking juices in a large pan and
  mix. Simmer together 10 minutes, then mix in sour cream and remove
  from heat. Serve as a vegetable accompaniment to roast or fried meats,
  or as a winter luncheon dish by itself.
  Recipe George Lang "The Cuisine of Hungary".
  MMed IMH c/o Georges Home BBS 2:323/4.4
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system: You are Mike Niebauer, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Greg Mayman about "Re: Hey! Where are ya'll?".

They wrote:
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GM> I think they've all gone over to the COOKING CONFERENCE.... Hey,
GM> didn't I see your name there, Mike?
GM>
GM> a word from Greg, in Adelaide, South Australia

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assistant: You sure did.  In fact I sent you a note from there that apparently you did
not get.  I asked if Adelaide was the town right next to Perth?
I was there twice on the Enterprise.  Last time was when the America's cup
yachts were there.  Lovely town!  Enjoyed myself immensly.  The hospitality
was fantastic.
     "May you always encounter Fair Winds and Following Seas...."
       "God Can't be everywhere, That's why he made Sailors!!"
         Mike Niebauer, Vancouver USA, In the Great Northwet!
                    MIKE_NIEBAUER.parti@ecunet.org
system: You are Thomas Swain, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Ambrosia".

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assistant: Does anyone out there have any recipes for ambrosia?  My Aunt Dorothy
used to make it when I was a kid but she passed away about 15 years ago
and I have not been able to find a recipe for it since.
Thank you,
Thomas Swain
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system: You are Gail Shipp, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Thomas Swain about "Ambrosia  cr 1/3".

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-=> On 02-2197  16:36, Thomas Swain <=-
-=> spoke to All about AMBROSIA <=-
TS> Does anyone out there have any recipes for ambrosia?  My Aunt Dorothy
TS> used to make it when I was a kid but she passed away about 15 years
TS> ago and I have not been able to find a recipe for it since.

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assistant: Hi Thomas
  I think there are regional differences in ambrosia just like there are
  regional differences in meatloaf :-)
  Here are some ideas for ya.
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      Title: Ambrosia 1
 Categories: Salads, Fruits
      Yield: 4 servings
      3 lg Seedless oranges
      3 md Bananas
    1/2 pk Flaked coconut
      3 tb Orange juice
    1/2 c  Sugar
  Peel oranges and bananas. Section oranges over bowl (to catch extra
  juice), slice bananas into  quarter inch slices. Mix with the
  coconut, orange juice and sugar.  Refrigerate before serving.
  == Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. ==
  Submitted By D. PILEGGI
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      Title: Newer Ambrosia
 Categories: Fruit, Salads
      Yield: 8 servings
  1 1/2 c  Miniature marshmallows
      1 cn 20 oz pineapple chunks
           Drained
      1 cn 11 oz mandarin oranges,drain
      1 c  Shredded coconut
      8 oz Sour cream
      6    Maraschino cherries, cut in
           Half
           Crusted nuts for garnish
  In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and toss gently.
  Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours to marry the flavors. Over night is even
  better. Sprinkle on some crushed nuts, if you'd like.
  Source unknown
  From: Wayne Dubois                    Date: 12-22-94
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system: You are Gail Shipp, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Inter. Cooking message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Thomas Swain about "Ambrosia  cr 2/3".

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assistant: Contains Two Recipes
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04
      Title: Fruit Ambrosia
 Categories: Salads, Fruit, Sthrn/livng
      Yield: 6 servings
      1 c  Orange sections
      1 c  Grapefruit sections
    1/2 lb Grapes, green; halved
      2    Bananas; sliced
    1/2 c  Coconut, flaked
           Mint leaves
  Combine orange and grapefruit sections, grapes, and bananas.  Add
  coconut and toss gently.  Garnish with mint leaves.
  SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, March 1974.
  Typos by Nancy Coleman.
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      Title: Ambrosia Salad
 Categories: Salads, Fruit, S/l
      Yield: 8 servings
      4    Bananas; sliced
  1 1/2 c  Oranges; diced
      1 c  Grapes, seedless
      1 c  Dates; chopped
      4 tb Lemon juice
    1/2 c  Coconut, flaked
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    1/2 c  Mayonnaise
    1/2 c  Cranberry sauce, jellied
    1/2 c  Cream, whipping; whipped
  Combine first 4 ingredients, and sprinkle with lemon juice; chill.
  Before serving, toss lightly.  Garnish with coconut, and serve with
  Red Fruit Salad Dressing.
  Red Fruit Salad Dressing:
  Combine all ingredients, using a folding motion.  Yield: 2 cups.
  SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, December 1976.
  Typos by Nancy Coleman.
  From: Nancy Coleman                   Date: 07-11
  Cooking
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