Cheese Spread for Canapés

Title: Cheese Spread for Canapés
Subject: cream cheese; bottled mushroom sauce; chives; paprika
Description: Cheese spread - for Canapé -

6 - 3oz. pkgs. Creamed cheese -
3 tbsp Bottled mushroom sauce
about 1 tbsp - minced chives -
1 " paprika -
Cream cheese well - add M- sauce enough
chives to suit taste add paprika to give color
this quantity will serve 20 people amply
to serve 6 - make one third this recipe.

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# Cheese Spread for Canapés

*Yield: Serves 20 as written; make one third of recipe to serve 6*

## Ingredients

- 6 packages (3 oz each) cream cheese (18 oz total)
- 3 Tbsp bottled mushroom sauce (see Editor's Notes)
- 1 Tbsp minced chives, or to taste
- 1 Tbsp paprika (for color)

## Instructions

1. Cream the cream cheese until smooth and soft.
2. Add mushroom sauce and mix well.
3. Add minced chives to taste.
4. Add paprika and mix until evenly colored.
5. Serve as a spread for canapés.

## Editor's Notes

- **Bottled mushroom sauce** was a common mid-century pantry condiment — a thin, dark, savory mushroom extract similar in character to Worcestershire sauce. largely unavailable today. Modern substitutions: Worcestershire sauce (same quantity), mushroom powder dissolved in a small amount of water, or Maggi seasoning sauce.
Creator: Alberta P. Thornton
Source: RCA0005 - VTG 175+ Recipes w Box Handwritten Clipped Breads Pies Casseroles Seafood Donut (eBay)
Date: 1950s
Rights: Personal/Family
Format: Handwritten recipe card
Identifier: RCA0005-20260528-0069
Coverage: Maine, US