Recipe: Shrimp Christmas Tree with Cocktail Sauce

SHRIMP CHRISTMAS TREE

2 pounds medium shrimp, fresh or frozen, thawed
1 1/2 quarts water
1/3 cup salt
3 bunches curly endive
1 Styrofoam cone, 1 1/2 feet high
1 small box round toothpicks
Cocktail Sauce (recipe follows)

Place shrimp in boiling salted water. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and tender. Drain. Peel shrimp leaving the tail section of shell on. Remove veins and wash. Chill.

Separate and wash endive. Chill.

Starting at base of cone and working up, cover cone with overlapping leaves of endive and fasten with toothpick halves. Cover fully with leaves to resemble a Christmas tree. Attach shrimp to tree with wooden picks. Serve with Cocktail Sauce for dipping.

COCKTAIL SAUCE:
1 1/2 cups ketchup
2 tablespoons horseradish
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
Generous dash of liquid hot pepper sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Combine ingredients and chill.

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	26	Thank You: Gladys, LOVE the shrimp Tree recipe! I will have to make this at Christmas
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	27	Thank You: Gladys. I love the Shrimp Christmas Tree, too! (nt)
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	28	Thanks dearest Barbara & Jackie! I know it will be a hit
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Title:	Recipe: Shrimp Christmas Tree with Cocktail Sauce
Board:	Daily Recipe Swap at Recipelink.com
From:	Gladys/PR 7-31-2005
To:	Recipe: Christmas in July - Holiday Recipes (25)
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