Gala Pecan Spread

From an Army magazine Dad used to get. We can't remember its name. We're also not sure of the date, but the newspaper is quite yellowed! We're guesstimating it's from the 70s.

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 1/2-oz jar of dried beef, chopped well
• 1/4 C finely chopped green pepper
  
• 2 T dried onion flakes
• a titch of garlic salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 C sour cream
• 1/2 C chopped pecans

Combine cream cheese, dried beef, green pepper, onion and seasonings. Fold in sour cream and mix well. Sprinkle pecans on top & serve with crackers (Sociables!)