I made them with salami also and they were a big hit at a graduation party!

This is an excellent recipe (in my family for years - we called them polish roses), with so many variations! The one thing I do add to my "polish roses" or "roll ups" is that I mix in a packet of hidden valley ranch in with the cream cheese. It's good for an extra kick.

YUM! I make them with mini pickles as well, love the extra crunch.

We love this for parties, but we call it "Redneck Sushi." :-) I use a lot less cream cheese.

Try this with Philadelphia Brand cream cheese spread with roasted red pepper and cheddar cheese

I've made these before, but had forgotten about them until I stumbled upon this recipe. I made them for our football & poker party today and they disappeared quite quickly. I did refrigerate the rolls for about an hour before slicing them up, which helped keep them together I think. Thanks!

This is a wonderful long time recipe we've made for our family gatherings of most every occasion. Picnics, holidays, dinner parties, movie nights, etc... You really can't go wrong. It's best when using quality ham. The pickle spears certainly still work well but we've been happier with small whole pickles. We usually use whole midget or baby dills vs. the long spears. We found they aren't as "juicy" and the roll-ups can be easily made further ahead of time as the juice doesn't run as much. They are also crunchier than the spears like someone else suggested. Sometimes finely shredded cheddar and/or a little pure prepared horseradish (not the cream or mayo based horseradish) mixed into the cream cheese works nicely for a little extra kick.

These roll ups have been in our family for years. I remember eating them as a kid and grew up making them. Instead of ham we have always used chipped beef. Its a lot cheaper. Its a great finger food for parties!

I love these as an appetizer because you can make them the day before. I have made this exact recipe many times and enjoyed it. The last time I made this recipe I used flavored cream cheese, finely chopped the dill pickles, and added a little chopped green onions for color. I thought I was able to spread the filling more evenly and didn't have pickle ends like I do when I don't chop the pickles.

This is a wonderful 'last minute' appetizer, which I have served several times. Not only are they quick, easy and versatile, they taste good to boot! While probably not something I would want to serve at a more formal affair, among family and close friends they are always a hit. I do agree with another reviewer that the quality of the ingredients are extra important in a simple appetizer such as this.

These are definitely yummy! I used garden vegetable cream cheese and the mini dill pickles instead of spears. I also used half ham and half salami. The salami was a lot sturdier for spreading, but both tasted great. I cut each rollup in half and secured with a fancy toothpick. Great for summer gatherings!

I would say this is my favorite appetizer to eat. I make them either with ham or with dried beef! Try the dried beef!! Yummy!! Many times I don't even cut them into pieces I just use quartered pickle spears and lay them on a tray.

Be generous with the cream cheese. I used the garden vegetable light cream cheese and rolled the ham around half a pickle. yummmmm. i do recommend refrigerating before slicing for less mess. You have to use a good quality ham. If it's too mild it will be overpowered by the cream cheese.

This has been a family staple at parties for over 30 years! We just use pickles and ham though. If I ever bring them to a non family event, they get weird looks and then they get devoured. It's hard to say if cream chees will improve them, but I'll give it a try.

My dad makes something basically the same as this and it's always a hit. Instead of pickled, he uses green onions in the middle.. it's also great with pepper turkey.

Super easy, fast, and great finger food! I stuck each piece with a toothpick for easy eating.