Antipasto #1

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   packed in olive oil *packed in vinegar and oil sliced, slices cut in half *Sliced Italian cold cuts, rolled lengthwise On platter, arrange lettuce, leaving a hole in the middle large enough to hold the can of tuna.

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   Drain oil from the can over the lettuce, then place tuna in the middle of platter.

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   Divide platter into sections, placing 1/2 slice of cheese in each section.

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   On top of cheese, place 1 rolled slice of each type of meat.

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   Drain liquid from red pepper jar over all, then randomly place peppers, olives, and tomatoes around the platter.

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   Salt and pepper to taste, then pour more olive oil over all.

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   Eat heartily, accompanied by much loud Italian conversation.

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   In fact, I typed this accompanied by much loud Italian conversation.

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   My parents were here, and both were shouting instructions over my shoulder.

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    They disagreed about the arrangement of the lettuce - my mother said that the hole in the middle of the platter was necessary; my father insisted that it wasn't, saying you can just dump the tuna on top of the lettuce.

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    I finally had to give up on this reply until they went home.

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    So now, in the peace and quiet of the aftermath, I've finished it.

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    Hope you had a wonderful holiday.

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