Hot Clam And Cheese Spread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 medium bell pepper, finely chopped
1/4 lb. processed cheese, shredded
1 Tbsp. milk or sherry
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can minced clams, drained
4 Tbsp. catsup
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Preparation

Melt butter in top of double boiler.
Add onion and bell pepper; saute over direct heat for 3 minutes.
Add clams, cheese, catsup, Worcestershire sauce, milk and cayenne.
Cook until cheese melts, stirring often.
Make a day before, if you like.
Transfer to a chafing dish.
Serve on Melba toast rounds or squares of buttered pumpernickel with thin slices of garlic pickle.
Spread on top of pickle.