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- From: mcvl@src.dec.com (Mary-Claire van Leunen)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Margaret's X-rated melon balls
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- Date: 15 Apr 88 05:35:36 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE MELON-BALLS-1 V "7 Jul 87" 1988
- .RZ "MELON BALL SALAD" "Margaret's X-rated melon balls"
- I had a lettuce and tomato sandwich Saturday with mustard instead
- of mayonnaise. Better than I would have feared. But the big discovery
- of the week is Margaret's X-rated melon balls.
- .IH "Serves 4"
- .IG "3" "melons,"
- in three different colors
- .IG "1/3 cup" "chicken broth" "100 ml"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "sherry vinegar" "60 ml"
- .IG "1/3 cup" "lemon juice" "100 ml"
- .IG "4" "garlic cloves,"
- crushed
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "salt" "1 ml"
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "black pepper" "1 ml"
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "fresh tarragon," "30 ml"
- minced
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "fresh chervil," "30 ml"
- minced
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "lemon basil," "30 ml"
- minced
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Cut melons of three different colors into melon balls and drain the
- balls in a colander. Save the juice to make sherbet.
- .SK 2
- Make a very strong salad dressing
- of chicken broth, sherry vinegar, lemon juice, crushed garlic, salt,
- pepper, and minced fresh tarragon, chervil, and lemon basil.
- .SK 3
- Dress
- the drained melon balls and let the dressing sink in for half an hour.
- .SK 4
- Serve with sliced ham and toast.
- .NX
- In truth, I have to report that
- Margaret herself thought the garlic was too much; but I didn't.
- .PP
- This recipe is not wholly unrelated to fruit curry, another godsend
- for the overplump.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 15 minutes preparation, 30 minutes waiting.
- .I Precision:
- no need to measure.
- .WR
- Mary-Claire van Leunen
- DEC Systems Research Center, Palo Alto, California, USA
- mcvl@src.dec.com -or- decwrl!decsrc!mcvl
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