Baked Cucumbers

Ingredients

• Select 3 good-sized cucumbers.
• ½ cup fine bread crumbs
• 1⅓ teaspoons finely chopped parsley
• 3 tablespoons butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 rounding teaspoons chopped celery
• 1⅓ tablespoons chopped onion
• 3 small fresh tomatoes, skinned

Method

1. 1

   Wash cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise.

2. 2

   Scoop out as much of the pulp as possible without breaking the skin.

3. 3

   Brown the onion in the fat, add other ingredients mixed with the cucumber, stirring constantly, and cook five minutes, or until dry.

4. 4

   Place filling in cucumber shells and bake until shells are soft.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Aunt Sammy's radio recipes (1926) by United States. Department of Agriculture. Radio Service, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BAKED CUCUMBERS Select 3 good-sized cucumbers. For filling use: % cup fine bread crumbs. 13^ teaspoons finely chopped pars- 3 tablespoons butter. ley. ^ teaspoon salt, 3 rounding teaspoons chopped cel- 13^ tablespoons chopped onion. ery. 3 small fresh tomatoes, skinned. Wash cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out as much as possible of the pulp without breaking the skin. Brown the onion in the fat, add other ingredients mixed with the cucumber, stirring constantly, and cook five minutes, or until dry. Place filling in cucumber shells and bake until shells are soft. PEACH BAVARIAN CREAM 1 quart sliced peaches. 1 cup sugar. 1 pint whipping cream. 2 tablespoons gelatin. ]/2 cup cold water. 3^ teaspoon salt. Soak gelatin in cold water. Mash peaches with sugar and rub them with the juice through a sieve. Place in saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from fire and add gelatin. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Chill, and when mixture begins to thicken, stir in the whipped cream. Place in wet mold. When set, serve with plain or whipped cream. SUGGESTED MENUS FOR SCHOOL LUNCH BOX 1. Ham sandwich, chopped cabbage sandwich, apple, piece of plain cake. 2. Bread and butter sandwich, chopped egg sandwich, 3^ cup stewed prunes. 10 3. Peanut butter sandwich, chopped celery sandwich, raisins, and a cookie. 4. Cottage cheese sandwich, brown bread and butter sandwich, orange, and a cookie. 5. Chicken sandwich, Graham bread and butter sandwich, an apple. 6. Chopped meat sandwich, lettuce sandwich, 3^ cup canned fruit, gingerbread. CHEESE TOAST 1 pound American cheese. 1 cup rich milk or cream. 2 eggs. 4 drops tabasco, or a few grains of cayenne pepper. 2 tablespoons flour mixed with 2 tablespoons water. A little onion juice, if desired. • 3^ teaspoon salt.

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