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Shrimp Balls
      
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1 3/4 cups flour
6 eggs
2 cups Edam or Gouda shredded
1 cup cooked shrimp, cubed
1 tab. chopped onion
salt and pepper
dash of Tabasco
  
Heat water and butter add chopped onion, bring to a boil.  Add
flour all at once and beat rapidly until mixture forms a ball.
Remove from heat and cool 5 mins.  Add eggs one at a time and beat
to incorporate before adding next one.  Add salt, pepper, Tabasco,
shrimps and cheese.  Beat well.  Drop by teaspoonful in 375 oil
fry until golden.

Variation: Substitute ham for shrimps, or ham and Swiss cheese for
shrimps and Gouda.

Printable version: shrimp-balls.txt.