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Put the shredded cheese in a bowl and set aside.
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Hard cook and chop the egg, then set aside.
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Melt the butter in a skillet over low heat.
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Add and cook the onion until transparent then add the flour and stir until well blended.
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Heat until bubbly and then add the cream, salt and tobasco sauce gradually while stirring constantly.
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Cook until the mixture boils.
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Cook 1 to 2 minutes longer and remove from the heat.
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Blend in the lemon juice.
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Add the creamed mixture to the cheese and add the egg, pimento and stuffed olive slices to the mixture.
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Mix until well blended and set aside.
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Pan broil the bacon slices until they are partially cooked and still limp.
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Spread the bread with the softened butter and then spread the cheddar mixture on the bread, allowing 1/4 cup for each slice.
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Top each slice with 2 of the bacon slices crossed diagonally.
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Set the oven temperature to broil (500 or higher degrees F.)
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Arrange the sandwiches on the broiler rack and place in broiler with the tops of the sandwiches 3-inches below the heat source.
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Broil until cheddar mixture is bubbly and slightly browned and bacon slices are crisp.
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Serve hot.
