Hissy Fit Dip

[Eleanor Rose]

A Football Match circa 1893. Illustrator unknown. (Public Domain)
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The Super Bowl is Sunday and this dip's a guaranteed winner for your game day party. Rumor has it this dip is so good people literally go crazy over it. Actually, that's how this dip supposedly got its name. The story goes this dip was served at a southern social and it was so popular that it was gone in no time flat! A southern belle who missed out on tasting the new recipe became very distraught and pitched a big hissy fit. The incident became associated with the dip and the name stuck.

Ingredients:

1 pound breakfast-style pork sausage
16 ounces sour cream
8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
8 ounces Velveeta cut into small cubes
4 ounces shredded Muenster cheese - Monterey Jack works well too.
2 tablespoons fresh chives cut into tiny pieces
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dried ground sage

Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch x 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place a large skillet over medium heat and cook the sausage until browned. Be sure to break the sausage into small pieces while it cooks.
• Drain the sausage on a paper towel-lined plate, and then place in a large mixing bowl.
• To the sausage, add the sour cream, cream cheese, Velveeta, shredded cheese, chives, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, and sage. Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to mix everything together.
• Once the ingredients are evenly combined, transfer the dip to the prepared baking dish. Use the rubber spatula or the back of the spoon to spread the ingredients evenly in the dish.
• Bake for 1 hour until bubbly and golden brown. Remove from the oven and let sit for 10-15 minutes before serving. Make sure you give it time to set. The dip will be a bit runny right out of the oven.
• Serve warm with crackers.

 

[Peter Stines]

Sounds really good but I'm lactose intolerant. I hate to say it but belly would be having the hissy fit. Now this brings up a question; DID DIPS EXIST DURING THE WAR ERA? I don't see why not, they had fancy crackers and the ingrediants appear period. Various forms of Pa´te was certainly popular with the wealthy.

 

[lupaglupa]

Great name!

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Sounds really good but I'm lactose intolerant. I hate to say it but belly would be having the hissy fit. Now this brings up a question; DID DIPS EXIST DURING THE WAR ERA? I don't see why not, they had fancy crackers and the ingrediants appear period. Various forms of Pa´te was certainly popular with the wealthy.

Our Victorian friends did enjoy dips and paté. Fish paté was quite popular. You found these foods served more often in the homes of the wealthy during parties or socials. The recipe for Hissy Fit dip has been recreated over the years, but I'm sure the 19th century Southern belle enjoyed a similar variation.

 

[Peter Stines]

Living on the Gulf Coast of Tejas and with Louisiana next door we abound in seafood I'LL TRY IT MINUS THE CHEESE