Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2011

I have made these for years but with ham instead of pastrami. They sound odd but once you try them, they are delicious. I have made them for potlucks and even for my lunch. You can lighten it up by using low fat or fat free cream cheese too. Personally, I think Claussen pickles are the best for this recipe since they are more firm but I have used off brand pickles as well.

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Debbie

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2011

Great recipe! This flew off the plate at my family gathering. I modified the recipe some. I definetly did not need as much cream cheese it called for, and I also added a ranch dip seasoning packet to the cream cheese before spreading for some extra flavor. I used black forest ham, turkey, and bologna. Small dill gherkins were the best.

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cookinky

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2010

These are a big hit everytime I take them to a party. They are gone almost immediately. I do use sliced luncheon ham instead, but will definitely try with pastrami. I spread cream cheese on the ham, place either baby pickles on or dill spears. Then I roll them up tightly and cut into about 1- 1 12 inch pieces. You can use toothpicks if you choose to hold together, but I find it is a waste and they look better without. Makes alot. I used one package (16 ounce) ham, one package cream cheese and 1 1/2 tall jars baby pickles. YUMMY!!

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tndrhrt64

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2010

I make these with dried beef and they go so quickly. Everybody loves them.

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kt1919

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2010

I love these things. I use hard salami though. Make alot, they disappear fast.

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Looking for something tasty

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2008

I make these a couple of different ways. But the most popular with my family is, sliced ham with pickled asparagus. And the cream cheese spreads a little easier if you pat the slices of ham dry with a paper towel first.

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TINALLLL

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2007

My family has been making these for years but we like to use the genoa salami with the dill pickles and cream cheese. We call them "Frog Eyes", definitely a crowd pleaser.

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Carolyn

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2007

I do this with ham... it is so much easier to cut if you make them the night before, wrap them in aluminum foil, and stick them in the fridge. The next day they are much easier to cut.

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