Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes. Chilling time: 3 to 4 hours or overnight.

Everyone at your party will want another taste of this creamy, well seasoned chicken liver spread. It makes use of cooked chicken, turkey, or pork which helps to modify the liver flavor. Serve it with thin slices from a long, slender loaf of French bread.

For about 3 cups you will need:

3/4 lb. chicken livers
1 med. onion, finely chopped
3/4 c. butter
3 tbsp. brandy (optional)
1 1/2 c. cooked chicken, turkey, or pork, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. each ground mace and dried thyme leaves
1/8 tsp. each paprika, white pepper, and ground cloves and allspice
Chopped parsley for garnish

TIPS: If you do not have a food processor, grind chicken liver-onion mixture, then cooked chicken, using fine blade of a food chopper. Transfer mixture to a bowl. Beat in seasonings, then butter, until fluffy.

PREPARATION: In a large frying pan, cook chicken livers and onion in 1/4 cup of the butter over medium heat, turning and stirring chicken livers until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add brandy, if used, stirring until most of the liquid is gone. Transfer chicken liver mixture to a food processor. Add cooked chicken and seasonings. Process until mixture is pureed. Cut remaining 1/2 cup butter into pieces. Add to chicken liver mixture. Process until fluffy. Spread chicken liver mixture in a mold or crock. Cover and chill several hours or overnight to blend flavors.