Instructions: In a skillet, brown beef; drain. Remove 24 peas and one carrot chunk from the stew vegetables; set aside. Add the remaining vegetables to beef. Cook until vegetables are thawed. Add gravy; mix well. Pour into an ungreased 9 inch pie plate. Top with eight mashed potato snowmen, using 1 tablespoon of potatoes for each head and 3 tablespoons for each body. Bake, uncovered, at 350F for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, with a sharp knife, cut the reserved carrot into eight strips. Insert one strip into each snowman for a nose.

Place three reserved peas on each for buttons. Add peppercorns for eyes.

Drizzle ketchup between head and body to form a scarf.

Yield: 6 - 8
servings. Editors

Note: If serving small children, remove the peppercorns.

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