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NAME

     JACK-JUBILEE - A casserole made with jack cheese
     I got this recipe from the  National  Dairy  Council.   It's
     good winter food: easy to make, and rich.
     Don't let the corn chips put  you  off;  normally,  such  an
     ingredient would make me think it's one of those recipes for
     people who don't like to cook  and  don't  care  about  good
     food.  Take my word for it: this recipe is an exception.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 6)

     1         medium onion, finely chopped
     30 g      butter
     200 ml    tomato sauce (1 large can)
     100 g     green chili peppers, chopped (1 can)
     2.5 ml    salt
     2         eggs, slightly beaten
     250 ml    half-and-half (or light cream)
     300 g     corn chips (one package)
     200 g     Monterey jack cheese (cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
     60 g      cheddar cheese (shredded)
     some      paprika
     250 ml    sour cream

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Preheat oven to 175 deg. C.
          (2)  Saute onion in butter until transparent.
          (3)  Stir in tomato sauce, chopped peppers,  and  salt.
               Simmer 5 minutes.  Remove from heat.
          (4)  Combine eggs and cream.  Stir into sauce.
          (5)  Place half the corn chips in bottom of a 1.5 liter
               casserole.  Add  in layers, half the Monterey Jack
               cheese, half the sauce.  Repeat.
          (6)  Top with sour cream.  Sprinkle with shredded ched-
               dar cheese and paprika.
          (7)  Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

NOTES

     Ingredient notes for non-US cooks: Monterey Jack cheese is a
     bland  American  cheddar from Monterey, California. Try sub-
     stituting Dunlop (Scottish), Lancashire (English), or Cantal
     (French). Half and half is a dairy product that is 50% whole
     milk and 50% heavy cream; light  cream  makes  a  reasonable
     substitute.   Corn   chips,  often  sold  as  ``Fritos''  or
     ``Doritos'', are a packaged snack food  made  of  deep-fried
     pressed  cornmeal.  I cannot think of any reasonable substi-
     tute for them in this recipe. [Ed.]

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 20 minutes preparation, 30  minutes
     cooking.  Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.; Alameda, California)
     "Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent..."
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