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TUNA LOAF WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
TUNA LOAF:
1 C MILK
3 EGGS, SLIGHTLY BEATEN
18 SALTINE CRACKERS FINELY CRUSHED
1 C FINELY CHOPPED CELERY
3 61/2 - 7 oz TUNA, DRAINED
2 TBSP GRATED ONION
SALT

CUCUMBER SAUCE:
2 MED CUCUMBERS, PEELED, SEEDED, CHOPPED
2 1/2 TBSP BUTTER
2 1/2 TBSP FLOUR
1 1/2 TSP GRATED LEMON PEEL
1 TSP LEMON JUICE
2 EGG YOLKS
CHOPPED DILL OR PARSLEY FOR GARNISHMENT.
Directions:
Directions:
ABOUT 1 1/2 BEFORE SERVING:

1) PREHEAT OVEN 350º. LG BOWL COMBINE MILK EGGS AND CRACKERS; LET STAND 5 MIN. STIR OCCASIONALLY. STIR IN CELERY, TUNA, ONION, PEPPER AND 3/4 TSP SALT. POUR TUNA MIXTURE INTO WELL GREASED 10X5X3 LOAF PAN. BAKE 1 HR OR TILL KNIFE INSERTED COMES OUT CLEAN. SET ON RACK TO COOL SLIGHTLY.

ABOUT 15 MIN BEFORE SERVING:

2) PREPARE SAUCE; SIMMERING CUCUMBERS IN 1 C WATER TILL TENDER CRISP. DRAIN AND ADD WATER TO LIQUID TO MAKE 1 3/4 CUPS. SET A SIDE

3) IN SAUCE PAN: MELT BUTTER, ADD FLOUR, STIR TILL SMOOTH. SLOWLY RESERVED LIQUID; COOK, STIRRING UNTIL THICKENED. ADD 1 TSP SALT, LEMON PEEL, JUICE AND CUCUMBER, COOK JUST UNTIL BOILING

4) IN SM BOWL, BEAT EGG YOLKS SLIGHTLY, STIR IN SOME HOT LIQUID FROM PAN, AND SLOWLY ADD MIXTURE TO SAUCE PAN. COOK, STIRRING UNTIL THICKENED. - DO NOT BOIL.

5) WITH SPATULA, LOOSEN EDGES OF TUNA LOAF FROM PAN; INVERT ONTO SERVING PLATTER. POUR SOME SAUCE OVER LOAF; GARNISH WITH CHOPPED DILL OR PARSLEY. PASS REMAINING SAUCE IN GRAVY BOAT WHILE SERVING.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
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