EROTIC BUFFET (taken from THE EROTIC BAKER COOKBOOK by K. Dwyer & P. Brown) --APPETEASERS CELERY IN BONDAGE 1 lb extra-sharp Cheddar, at room temperature 1 lb small-curd cottage chees, at room temperature 1 T Worcestershire sauce Pepper to tast Pinch of thyme 3 small bay leaves (optional) 1 bunch celery 1 small spool of twine or strands of rawhide Blend cheses together in food processor. Add Worcestershire, pepper, thyme, and bay leaves and mix thoroughly. Place celery on cutting board and cut off ends. Wash and dry each celery stalk, stuff with cheese mixture. Press stalks firmly back together, smaller stalks inside, so that bunch looks like it did originally. Truss ends of bunch firmly with several strands of twine or rawhide; tie tightly. Chill till firm (2-3 hours). Remove bound celery and place on cutting board and present to guests intact. Cut into 1/2 inch slices, emoving twine as you go and serve slices on buttered toast or on rough rye cracker. DEVILISH WHORES D'OEUVRES 6 hard-cooked eggs 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 T mustard Dash onion salt 1 small can mushroom pieces, drained Paprika Capers Split eggs lengthwise, Remove yolks and mash to paste with mayonnaise, mustart and onion salt. Fill egg whites with mushroom pieces. Fill pastry bag with youlk mixture. Using a #104 tube, wide end pointed down, start at wide end of egg and make two wavy ribbons, following shape of egg, around the mushroom filling. Sprinkle the yolk with paprika, and put caper at wide end of egg. TEENY WEENIES Cocktail franks Pitted olives Mayonnaise Mustard Toothpicks Steam franks. Put toothpick through one olive, then through a frank partway down, then through the second olive. Mix mayonnaise and mustard in proportion of 2 parts mayonnaise to 1 part mustard. Tope each frank with little of this mixture or use as a dip, if preferred. --THE MAIN AFFAIR BROKEN HEART 2 veal hearts (about 1 1/2 lbs each) 1 1/2 cups stuffing (recipe below) Stuffing Flour 1/4 cup butter Salt and pepper 3 T chopped onion 2 T shortening 3 T chopped celery 1 carrot diced 2 cups bread crumbs 1 small onion, chopped salt and pepper to taste 2 T chopped parsley 1/2 t thyme 3 or 4 cloves 1 bay leaf, crumbled 1 small tomato, chopped 1/2 cup re wine 1/2 cup water Cut hearts in half in zigzag fashion but do not cut all the way through. Clean heart by cutting away the fat, arteries, and connective tissue. To make suffing, melt butter; add onion and elery and cook till soft. Add bread crumbs and seasonings and mix well. Put half of stuffing into each heart and sew shut. Dust hearts with flour, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Melt shortening in heavy saucepan; add hearts and brown slightly, turning once or twice. Add remaining ingredients, Cook, covered, very slowly for about 1 1/2 hours. When done, put hearts on heated platter. To serve, cut through the stiches so that heart falls open in zigzag shape. Serve with pan juices. COCK-Y CROQUETTES 1 lb canned ham or lefover cooked ham 5 small potatoes, unpeeled 1 raw egg, lightly beaten 1 medium onion, shopped fine bread crumbs 2 T butter Put ham through meat grinder, or chop coarsely in food processor. Boil potatoes in their skins. When potatoes are done, mash them (leaving skins on) and add egg, mixing thoroughly. Add chopped ham and onion and mix well. Shape croquettes in either male or female parts, or both. Carefully roll each "part" in bread crumbs; it may be necessary to pat them back into shape afterward. Melt the butter in frying pan till hot. Carefully put croquettes in hot butter in separate pieces..... fry each separately. Turn once or twice carefully and cook till brown. When done, put them on heated platter, putting proper or improper parts together. In fact, you can put them so much together that your guest will hate to take them apart. And that's VERY Cock-y Croquettes! --LASCIVIOUS LEGUMES (to be added) --SALACIOUS SALADS (later...) --HIS AND HER BREADS (soon...) --THE CLIMAX:ASSORTED BALLS AND NUTS RUDOLPH'S BALLS 2 lb fruitcake 1/3 cup corn syrup 2 T rum 2 cups flaked coconut red food coloring Crmble cake and mix with corn syrup and rum. Form balls 1 1/2 inch in diameter. Put coconut into plastic bag with gew drops of red coloring. Roll each ball in coconut until completely covered. RUM BALLS 1/2 to 3/4 cup rum 1 t rum flavoring 1/2 cup raisins (approx) 9 1/2 inch baked chocolate layer cake 1/4 cup chocolate frosting or corn syrup 2 cups chocolate jimmies Mix rum and rum flavoring in measuring cup. Put raisins into bowl and pour rum over, covering raisins completely. Let soak for 1 week until raisins plup up with rum (at least 2 days!) Crumble cake and add raisins and 1/4 cup of rum mixture. Mix with frosting or corn syrup. Be careful mixture does not become too sticky; it should form easily into 1 1/2 inch roun balls. Roll in jimmies to cover. --LOVE ELIXIRS (later...) Call The Works BBS - 1600+ Textfiles! - [914]/238-8195 - 300/1200 - Always Open