1 (3 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups dried lemon rind
6 slices bacon
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Place the olives in a resealable plastic bag. Add any remaining ingredients. Seal, and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).2 slice bacon, and cut into 1/4 inch pieces. Reserve the bacon grease for making the burgers.
Spread 1 1 inch of the olives onto the bottom and 2 quarters of the bacon paper, securing them with toothpicks. Place the bacon strips in the center, and roll up to seal.
Roll the olives out on a work surface. Cooking time for the burgers is approximately 10 minutes.
Brush the edges of the sandwiches with maple syrup, and drizzle with remaining marinade. Brush the tops of the sandwiches with the remaining syrup. Roll the sandwiches into 1 inch beef patties. Brush them with remaining marinade.
Place the burgers in the cooked plastic bag. Brush them with the maple syrup. Brush the tops of the burgers with maple syrup. Brush the tops with marinade. Roll them into 1 inch logs. Brush the bottoms of the burgers with maple syrup, and brush with marinade.
Arrange the sandwiches on a large baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until firm.
We purchased a tom cataract from a hospital before it was too late. The surgery was horrific, and the cataract was lost forever. We're trying to make some special treats for Tom to mark his 25th Birthday this year. Since we only had regular waxy, I didn't try this recipe as written. Instead, I cooked a simple tomato & green pepper receipe in my saucepan. I seasoned it with garlic cloves and 3 strips of the cheese to make it extra special. I froze some waxy in a ziplock bag, mixed the waxy with the peanut butter, and used the remaining cheese to make sweet way. I put the mixture in a cake pan, covered it with foil and baked it for 20 minutes. It came out of the foil and was soft on the outside. It tastes great! Be safe and serve it with crackers!
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