Combine first 5 ingredients. Stir in enough cream to make the mixture have dipping consistency. Chill. Serve in a hollowed-out whole loaf of bread. Use the discarded bread for dipping.

* A cold dip - I first discovered this dip at a reunion of old college roommates. It comes from the wilds of Farmington, Connecticut. Yield: Makes 2/3 cup of dip.