CHUCK MUER'S FISH PATE´

10 lb. smoked bluefish
6 lb. cream cheese
2 lb. margarine
2 c. heavy cream
1 (3 oz.) bottle horseradish
1 1/2 t. Tabasco sauce

Prep the bluefish by skinning it and removing all bones. Put it through blender or chop it fine and add the remaining ingredients, beating til smooth. Serve the pate´ with assorted crackers as an appetizer.
This amount serves 60. To serve 6, divide ingredients by 10.
Note: the Detroit Free press published this using the following ingredients:

1/2 lb. smoked whitefish
1/4 lb. butter
1 medium onion, pealed and chopped
1/2 t. dill, chopped fine
1/4 t. white pepper
8 oz. cream cheese, cubed
1 oz. dried Morel mushrooms, reconstituted and chopped

July, 1999, Menu Minder