Title: Baked party dip
 Categories: Dips
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      1 lg Round loaf dark bread (about
           -2 pounds, unsliced)
      1 bn Scallions, chopped
      6    Garlic cloves, finely minced
      2 tb Butter or margarine
      1 pk (8 ounces) cream cheese, cut
           -into small chunks and
           -softened
      2 c  (16 ounces) sour cream
      3 c  (12 ounces) grated mild or
           -medium cheddar cheese
      1 cn (14 ounces) artichoke hearts
           -(water packed, not
           -marinated),
 
  From: Mr. Food Cookbook (subtitled: Ooh It's So GOOD!) Posted in
  FidoNet Cooking Echo by Sonya Whitaker-Quandt  1/92
  
  "Your party will be the best one of the year when you serve this
  special dip baked inside a loaf of bread. It will be the centerpiece
  of the table and the centerpiece of the party, too."
  
  drained and cut into quarters Garlic bread for serving
  
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut a hole about 5 inches in diameter in
  the top of the bread. (If you wish, make a decorative zigzag
  pattern.) Reserve crusty part to make top for loaf. Scoop out most of
  the soft inside portion of the loaf and save for another purpose,
  such as stuffing or bread crumbs. In a skillet, saute' the scallions
  and garlic in the butter until scallions wilt. Do not burn! Place the
  cream cheese in a medium sized bowl; add the scallions, garlic, sour
  cream, and Cheddar cheese. Mix well. Fold in the artichoke hearts.
  Fill hollowed-out bread with this mixture. Replace top of bread and
  wrap in a double thickness of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake for
  about 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours. Remove foil and top of bread and serve,
  using thin slices of warm garlic bread as dippers.
  
  Note: The best part of this dish is when the dip is gone and all you
  have left is the breadd, which is soaked in all those delicious
  ingredients. Just break the bread up and pass it around!