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Recipes for How To Eat Like a Republican

Susan Grayson Townsend is the author of How To Eat Like a Republican--or, Hold the Mayo Muffy I'm Feeling Miracle Whipped Tonight.

Hot Damn Peaches
Serves 2-3

• Sesame seeds, about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon per peach half
• One 15-ounce can peach halves, freestones preferably, drained
• One .7-ounce package Good Seasons Italian dressing dry mix
• 1/4 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese

Preheat broiler.

Sprinkle the peach halves with the dry seasoning, fill the cavities with grated cheese, and sprinkle seeds over all. Watch carefully and stick peaches under the broiler until the cheese melts and blisters and the seeds are brown. These are too silly to be this good, but they are.

World's Best Slaw
Serves 6-8

• 1 large head of cabbage, shredded very fine
• 2 red onions, also shredded fine
• 1 tablespoon celery SEED (not salt), more if it seems skimpy
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 to 2 tablespoons mustard (yellow is the original, but Dijon is better I think)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

In a large bowl, toss the cabbage and onions well with your hands. Sprinkle in the celery seed--it should be visible, but not overwhelming. Chill. In a small saucepan, combine all the other ingredients and bring to boil. Pour over the cold cabbage mixture.

[Senator John] McCain's Mean Beans
Serves 4-6

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon butter
• One 16-ounce can red kidney beans
• One 16-ounce can D&M baked beans
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon yellow French's mustard
• 4 strips fried bacon, cooled and crumbled

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a skillet, saute the chopped onion in the butter. In a large baking pot, combine the kidney beans, baked beans, ketchupbrown sugar, vinegar, mustard, and crumbled bacon. Add the sauteed onons and mix well. Bake covered for 35 minutes, or until piping hot.

Lari Robling is the author of Endangered Recipes: Too Good to be Forgotten.