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                           SWEET AND SOUR DIP

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Chinese                          Appetizers
               Ceideburg 2

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/2   c            Brown sugar
  1       t            Salt
    1/2   c            Vinegar
  1 1/2   tb           Cornstarch
  4       ts           Catsup
    3/4   c            Pineapple juice
  1       c            Crushed pineapple
                       A few drops red food
                       -coloring

 COOKING:

 Mix cornstarch and pineapple juice in a sauce pan.  Add remaining
 ingredients.  Stir over medium-high heat until sauce thickens.  Add
 more liquid if sauce needs thinning or more cornstarch if you want it
 thicker. You can use additional juice or vinegar depending on how
 sour you want the sauce.

 DO-AHEAD NOTES:

 Make sauce, cool, place in glass jar, freeze.  To reheat, thaw and
 reheat in small sauce pan.

 From "The Chinese Village Cookbook." A practical guide to Cantonese
 country cooking.  Rhoda Yee, Yerba Buena Press, San Francisco.  1975.

 Posted by Stephen Ceideburg; February 27 1991.



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