Cowcumber or Cucumber Boats |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This another recipe from the wonderful Anne of Green Gables Cookbook by Kate Macdonald who being L.M Montgomery's granddaughter is an authority on what may have been served! ** Please note** Prep time is estimated. If you find it is more or less please let me know so I may update recipe. Ingredients:
1/3 cup elbow macaroni |
1 (7 ounce) can tuna, drained |
1 carrot, medium |
1 stalk celery, medium |
1/3 cup mayonnaise |
2 tablespoons lemon juice |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
pepper, pinch |
3 cucumbers, medium |
Directions:
1. 3 cups of water and pinch of salt into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add the elbow macaroni gradually and boil until tender-about 8 to 10 minutes Drain the macaroni and place in medium mixing bowl.
2. Add tuna to macaroni.
3. Grate carrot and chop celery into tiny pieces and add both to macaroni and tuna.
4. Add mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper and stir with fork.
5. Peel cucumber and cut off ends. Cut each cucumber length wise. Scoop out seeds and watery flesh.
6. Fill each cucumber with tuna mixture.
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