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Melt 2 tablespooons butter in 1/4 cup boiling water.
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Add 1/4 cup sifted flour and dash salt and stir vigorously.
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Cook and stir till mixture forms a ball that doesn't separate.
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Remove from heat and cool slightly.
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Add 1 egg, beating vigorously till mixture is smooth.
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Stir in caraway seed.
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Drop dough in two portions, 3 inches apart, on greased baking sheet.
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Bake in very hot oven (450 degrees) for 15 minutes.
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Reduce heat to 325 degrees; bake 25 minutes more.
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Remove puffs from oven; cool slightly.
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Slice off top and remove moist membrane in each puff.
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Filling:.
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1 1/2 tablespoons butter.
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1 1/2 tablespoons flour.
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1 cup milk.
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1/2 cup cubed cooked ham.
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2 boiled eggs, sliced.
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1 teaspoon chopped pimiento.
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2 tablespoons chopped green pepper.
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Melt butter in saucepan over low heat; blend in flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and dash pepper.
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Add milk all at once.
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Cook and stir till mixture thickens and bubbles.
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Add remaining ingredients; heat through.
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Spoon mixture into caraway puffs; serve immediately.
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You can skip the caraway seed in the puffs and fill with ham or chicken or tuna or egg salad too.
