Varicose Veins on a Leaf          
                                                           

15 1/2  ounces French-style green beans --        
1 head iceberg lettuce                    
red food coloring                  
6 tablespoons almonds -- sliced                  
                                                           
Heat the beans in their liquid according to the directions on the can.  Wash and dry the lettuce and arrange the leaves on a serving platter.  Pour the beans and liquid into a glass bowl.  Add red food coloring, drop by drop, until the liquid turns the color of blood.
Place the bowl in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.  Using a slotted spoon, remove the veins and place them in a vein-like pattern on top of the leaves.  Sprinkle almonds over the beans for and added bony crunch and flavor.