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    • Basement Ladies: Chili Con Queso

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    This really isn’t a new recipe. ?Almost everyone knows how to make super ultra processed Queso. ?It is the note at the bottom that gets me. ?I should note that most Lutherans are of Scandinavian descent and a comment often heard around the table is, “oh, looks like a Scandinavian dinner,” when all of the food on the plate is white. ?Needless to say, Lutherans don’t like the spicy. ?If you would like to purchase world’s blandest cookbook let me know.

    Chile Con Queso

    1 Ib. Velveeta, cut in cubes
    1 can (1 4 oz. ) Ortega diced green chiles
    1 can (1 Ib.) whole tomatoes. drained then chopped fine
    1 T. dried minced onions

    Heat all ingredients together in chafing dish over a boiler pan until cheese is melted and it is hot. Serve with corn chips. This is a popular appetizer with people who enjoy HOT foods!

    Watch out! ?With one 4 oz. can of green chilies it might add flavor.

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    • Basement Ladies: Easy Tomato Aspic

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    In the classic Lutheran tradition the women who worked the luncheons and receptions were called “Church Basement Ladies.” ?You were either considered a Mary or a Martha (I would qualify as a Martha) and you had a wide array of aprons for every occasion. ?To get a better sense of Lutheran culture I suggest a little light historically accurate reading in the form of “Growing Up Lutheran.” ?Even if you didn’t grow up in a Lutheran church (which I did not) or become one “accidentally” you will find this read hilarious. ?As previously suggested I am going to start a “weekly” feature (we all know how my weekly features turn out… weakly) and bring you the best of the best in Basement Lady recipes.

    This week’s feature is from the Widow Stensruud herself.

    Easy Tomato Aspic
    2 C. canned tomato juice, heated with bay leaf. Remo leaf after heating. Add 1 pkg. lemo jello. Pour
    over hopped onion and celery. (Add a can of crab meat, if desired). Pour into mold.

    Easy Tomato Aspic

    2 C. canned tomato juice, heated with bay leaf. Remo leaf after heating. Add 1 pkg. lemo jello. Pour?over hopped onion and celery. (Add a can of crab meat, if desired). Pour into mold.

    This is most certainly true.

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