1 loaf French or Italian bread
1 c. butter, melted
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 c. chopped parsley

1. Cut bread into 3 equal crosswise pieces. Cut each piece into 6 equal lengthwise sticks.

2. Combine butter, garlic and parsley. Brush on bread sticks.

3. Wrap sticks in aluminum foil securely. Bread sticks may be refrigerated at this point, and heated just before serving. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) 8 to 10 minutes. Unwrap foil and bake additional 5 minutes.