harold meyers' barbecued french bread

1/2 cup chopped onions
2 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, minced fine
1/2 cu chili sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauces
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon French's prepared mustard
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound loaf French, or any hard-crusted, bread
*Saute onion until golden and tender in butter. Add all other ingredients except bread and cheese. Simmer until mixture thickens - about 1/2 hour. Cut bread in wide slcies-don't cut completely through lower crust. Place a tablespoon of barbecue sauce in each cut and sprinkle cheese between cuts and over top of loaf. Wrap in aluminum foil. Heat in 400-degree oven for 15 minutes. Serve in foil to keep hot. Wonderful with steak or soup or chef salad.
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Recipe from Harold H. Meyers in Bestir Yourself!, by The Junior League of Toldedo, Inc.
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Tested in The American Home Kitchens