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November 14, 2019

Ham cheese rollups, Wrapped Smokies, Great spinach dip

By Melanie Behrens

It’s nearly the end of football season. Try these appetizers for the big parties.

Ham cheese rollups
1 tube refrigerated pizza dough
3/4 lb. ham, very thinly sliced
8 oz. Swiss cheese, very thinly sliced
8 TBS butter melted
2 TBS brown sugar
1 TBS Dijon mustard
2 TBS poppy seeds
cooking spray
1 TB...

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