CURRY CREAM CHEESE SPREAD
Cynthia Tinnirella

          1 lg. cream cheese
          12 t. curry
          Apricot jam
          6 slices bacon, very crisp, crumbled
          2 scallions, green part, finely chopped
          Slivered almonds or pistachio nuts, toasted

Place bacon on rack, over a baking pan w. sides. Bake at 350 minutes or until very crisp. Crumble.

Bring cream cheese to room temp. Mix with curry and let stand to flavor.

Layer as follows, cream cheese mixture, apricot jam, nuts, bacon, and scallions.

NOTE: There are no measurements for the ingredients, except for the cream cheese and curry. I used 2 lg. pkg. of cream cheese, about ½ jar jam, and about ½ C. nuts.