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    • Warm Chipped Beef Dip

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    Dairy, Meats Appetizers, Dips, Holiday 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    2 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese
    4 tb Milk
    1 c Sour cream
    4 tb Minced onions
    4 tb Chopped green pepper
    1/4 ts Pepper
    2 3 oz. pkgs. chipped beef,
    Chopped

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Put in pan and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.  Keep warm when serving.
From "Hostess Delights", undated.  Entered 11-93.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #222
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 09:46:13 -0700 (MST)
From: jmchee@goodnet.com (Marina Cheesman)

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