3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
*Blend all ingredients EXCEPT nuts together until smooth. Fold in nuts. Serve with apple slices.
~yield approx. 2 cups
"Bachelor's fare: bread and cheese, and kisses."
Jonathan Swift, (1667-1745)
Billy by is a mussel soup of mussel stock, white wine, onions and celery with fresh cream. Can be served hot or cold. Probably named after William B Leeds, an American industrialist and regular customer at Maxim's, where chef Louis Barthe created Billy By. Another story says it was created at a farewell dinner for an American officer named Bill who was at the Normandy landings.