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      Title: Beggar's Purse
 Categories: Miamiherald, Appetizers, Kids 11-14
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
           Peanut oil for frying
      2 tb Olive oil
      1 pk Wonton wrappers
      6 oz Shitake mushrooms; sliced
      6 oz Button mushrooms; sliced
      6 oz Portobello mushrooms; sliced
    1/2 c  Fresh tarragon; chopped
      1 bn Fresh whole chives
           Salt and pepper
 
  Preheat 4 inches of the peanut oil to 375 degrees F in a deep-fat
  fryer or large Dutch oven. Heat the olive oil in a saute pan over
  medium heat and cook the mushrooms until they are quite soft and
  give up their liquid, about 5 minutes. Season the mushrooms with
  salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the tarragon and set aside to
  cool. Working with one wonton wrapper at a time, place 1 teaspoon
  of sauteed mushrooms in the center of each wrapper.  Wet edges of
  wrapper with water and gather the edges together to form a "purse".
  (Make sure not to trap any air inside) Fry the wonton purses, 2 to
  3 at a time, for 3-5 minutes, until they begin to brown and bob to
  the top. Drain on a cooling rack covered with paper towels. Tie
  each purse with a strand of chives.
  
  Nutritional info per serving: 283 cal; 10 g pro, 51 g carb,
  5.3 g fat
  
  Source: Miami Herald, 9/7/95
  format: 8/7/96, Lisa Crawford
 
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