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December 16, 2010 ·

OLD SCHOOL appetizers

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Every get together when I was growing up included these two appetizers. I actually forgot about the pickle variety until this Thanksgiving when my sweet Seestor revived them for our pre-dinner snack fest. We’ve never had a name for them. I think we just called them “onion thingys”, or “pickle and ham thingy’s”, cause we are a real classy bunch, and we like to eat lots of thingys.
This summer I brought the onion thingys to a picnic and my girlfriend called them Polish Roses……that was a new one on me. But she is right they do kinda look like roses, not sure where the Polish comes in. Sounds a bit racial to me…so I am going to stick with “onion thingy’s”.

To make these old school appetizers you will need:
12 green onions cleaned and trimmed to 8″
6 sweet gherkins
9 pieces of smoked deli ham
8 oz. package of cream cheese softened
This will make 24 pieces.
Rinse, and trim onions.

Cut the ends off the onions, trimming them down to approximately 8 inches.

Dry 6 gherkins on paper towel….I realize there are only 5 here I ate one. Polka-dot period. End of story….well not really I ate about 5.

The key to quick food prep, is….well…is prep. Get your stuff prepped and your life will be easier.

Cut each piece of ham in half.

Spread with a thin layer of cream cheese. Cheese will spread easy if it’s room temperature.

Lay onion on ham slice, and roll her up.


Now for the Pickle Thingys.
Same procedure with the ham and cream cheese.

Make the lil gherky comfy.

Roll it up nice and snug.


Slice in half, this gives you a nice “pop in the mouth” size portion.


If you are lacking for table space you could stick your roses, sans the water, in a glass. Kind of a fun presentation….I still don’t get the Polish thing. Feel free to fill me in.

Or a platter from Meijers works great too!

Enjoy!

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  1. SarahinSC says

    December 17, 2010 at 12:27 am

    We call these "hickles" – ham + pickles!

  2. The Busscher's says

    December 17, 2010 at 1:39 am

    At our house we call them "onion wraps". And I'm Polish and I'm not sure where the "polish" comes from either, maybe b/c Polls like everything picked, hence the pickles??? Love your blog and all your cooking ideas. Keep up the great work.

  3. Cindy says

    December 17, 2010 at 1:52 am

    Polish breath mints is what the Pearces always called them. They are a staple at every get together.

  4. christi says

    December 17, 2010 at 4:09 am

    I am the first to try anything with pickles … I'm in!

  5. Friberg Clan says

    December 17, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    I don't care what you call these thingy's…I call them GOOD!!

  6. Fran says

    December 19, 2010 at 1:11 am

    My mom used to make something similar to these when I was little. She used cream cheese (sometimes with a little horseradish mixed in) and rolled it up in dried beef. You've got me craving some! Going to have to try the pickles though…..

  7. The Hodge Family says

    January 10, 2011 at 2:44 am

    We do the pickles but with dill pickles instead.

    • Nancy says

      December 23, 2011 at 9:52 am

      Same here!

  8. Wenderly says

    December 23, 2011 at 9:02 am

    Mmmmmm. now I’m totally craving pickles. And it’s only 9 a.m. šŸ™‚

    Merry Merry Christmas to you and your sweet family Sheila!

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