Item required
8 slices bread or 32 crackers
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese
1 egg, separated
1 can (41/2 oz.) small cooked shrimp

Setting: HIGH
1.    Toast bread and cut each slice into 4 squares. Arrange on 2 napkin-lined plates or trays. In glass mixing bowl, soften butter (10 sec.). Cream together butter and cheese. Mix in egg yolk, placing white in small mixing bowl.
2.    Beat egg whites until soft mounds form. Fold into cheese mixture. Drain shrimp well and divide among toast squares. Top each, with spoonful of cheese mixture so there is space for spreading during heating.
3.    MICROWAVE 1 plate at a time, for 1 to 11/2 MIN¬UTES or until hot.
32 Snacks
TIPS Large shrimp can be used, but they are usually more expensive. If using the large shrimp, cut into pieces to divide among the pieces of bread.
•    These can be assembled up to two hours ahead and left at room temperature until ready to heat.
o    MICROWAVE on MEDIUM for 11/2 to 2 MINUTES.