Holiday Beef Cheese Ball - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 Tbsp. minced onion
1 Tbsp. sherry
1 (3 or 4 oz.) jar smoked, sliced beef, finely chopped
1/4 c. stuffed olives, sliced
2 Tbsp. sour cream (for icing)
4 pimiento strips
few sprigs parsley

Preparation

Place cream cheese in bowl.
When soft, add onion, mayonnaise, sherry and beef.
Mix well.
Add olives; mix carefully.
Chill and form into ball shape.
Ice with sour cream.
Decorate with pimiento strips and parsley.
Decorations are optional.
Can be a spread from a dish.
Good on any snack cracker.