Cucumber (Savoury)
Source: Hildagonda J. Duckitt, 1891
Instructions
- Pare a moderate sized cucumber and scoop out the seeds.
- Grate one tablespoonful of cheese and mix it with one tablespoonful of bread-crumbs, a little chopped parsley, chives, pepper, salt, and butter.
- Stuff the cucumber with this and bake in the oven for half an hour.
- Have a sauce made thus: one tablespoonful of cheese, a teaspoonful of flour, a teaspoonful of butter, half a teaspoonful of mustard, and a little pepper and salt. Stir these in a saucepan with a tablespoonful of milk, and stir till thick.
- Pour this over the cucumber, cover with bread-crumbs, brown, and serve.