Instructions: Milk (enough to achieve spreading consistency)

Paprika (optional)

Celery
cut into 3-inch sticks
Carrots
cut into 3-inch sticks
Jumbo pimento-stuffed olives

Instructions:
With a fork (or a hand-held electric mixer), cream the two cheeses together.

Add onion (or omit it if you dont care for it). Add milk, a few drops at a time, to achieve the consistency you want. (If youre dipping, you want it very creamy. If youre stuffing the celery sticks, you want it firmer.)

Stuff celery sticks with cheese filling. Sprinkle with paprika, if desired.

Arrange celery and carrot sticks on a tray or plate and ring with olives.

Serves about 10 to 12.

In the Kline household, every holiday meal was preceded by a simple, yet palate-teasing relish tray of blue-cheese stuffed celery sticks, carrots for dipping and jumbo pimento-stuffed olives. You can adjust the seasoning of the cheese filling according to taste.

The Secret: Use a good-quality blue cheese (Mom always uses Treasure Cave brand) and destring the celery for a more satisfying crunch.

Betsy Kline, Food copy editor
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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