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Mad Men themed party? Perfect party dish. 3 level tablespoons 1 red pepper (chopped) 4 oz crumbled Cheshire cheese One eighth pint of double cream 2 large pears 4 lettuce leaves Sprigs of watercress 1. Either turn up your refrigerator up to maximum or make sure you have access to a clear freezer. 2. Mix mayo with the Cheshire cheese, chopped red pepper, double cream and spread in an ice tray. 3. Place in a freezing compartment/refrigerator and stir every 30 minutes until mixture is frozen which should take 1 - 1.5 hours. 4. Wipe pears (peel if skins are tough) and cut in half and remove core.  Place each half pear on a lettuce leaf, pile iced cheese mixture on pear and garnish with watercress sprigs. Serve immediately.

Here is a recipe in two parts.  First part is for the salad , second part is the dressing.  As its a French dressing you could get away with a shop bought alternative.  This would be perfect for a sixties themed party. 8 oz. cubed cheddar cheese 2 oranges 2 medium sized onions 4 half inch slices of bread fat for frying watercress French Dressing 6 tablespoons of olive oil 1 tablespoon of orange juice 2 tablespoons of lemon juice grated rind of 1 orange salt pinch of cayenne pepper 1. Place cheese in a mixing bowl.  Remove rind and pith from oranges and separate orange segments.  Peel onions and slice thinly, separate into rings. 2. Cut bread in to half inch cubes, heat fat to smoking point (really really hot) and fry until golden brown, then drain well. 3. Wash watercress if needed.  Make dressing by mixing all ingredients together. 4. Toss all ingredients in dressing separately and arrange in circles overlapping towards the centre. *Editors Note* This is quite a straightf...