9 hard-cooked eggs
12 ounces margarine
6 ounces all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 gallon milk
6 ounces green pepper, chopped
6 ounces pimiento, chopped
6 tablespoons worcestershire sauce (optional)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 pounds flaked tuna
Servings: 50
1. Peel eggs and chop coarsely, reserve for later step.
2. Melt margarine in steam-jacketed or other kettle. Add flour and salt. Stir until smooth. Cook 5 minutes.
3. Add milk gradually, stirring constantly with a wire whip. Cook until thickened.
4. Add green pepper, pimiento, and seasonings to sauce.
5. Add tuna and eggs to sauce. Heat to 180°F. Serve with 4-oz ladle on toast, biscuits, or corn bread.
Yield: 7 1/2 quarts
Other cooked fish may be substituted for tuna.
VARIATIONS:
Creamed Salmon. Substitute salmon for tuna.
Creamed Tuna and Celery. Delete hard-cooked eggs and green pepper. Add 1 lb diced cooked celery, 3 oz chopped onion sautéed in margarine, and 3 oz chopped pimiento.
Creamed Tuna and Peas. Delete hard-cooked eggs and green pepper. Add 3 lb frozen peas, cooked until just tender and drained.
Tuna Rarebit. Delete hard-cooked eggs. Add 1 lb 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese.
12 ounces margarine
6 ounces all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 gallon milk
6 ounces green pepper, chopped
6 ounces pimiento, chopped
6 tablespoons worcestershire sauce (optional)
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 pounds flaked tuna
Servings: 50
1. Peel eggs and chop coarsely, reserve for later step.
2. Melt margarine in steam-jacketed or other kettle. Add flour and salt. Stir until smooth. Cook 5 minutes.
3. Add milk gradually, stirring constantly with a wire whip. Cook until thickened.
4. Add green pepper, pimiento, and seasonings to sauce.
5. Add tuna and eggs to sauce. Heat to 180°F. Serve with 4-oz ladle on toast, biscuits, or corn bread.
Yield: 7 1/2 quarts
Other cooked fish may be substituted for tuna.
VARIATIONS:
Creamed Salmon. Substitute salmon for tuna.
Creamed Tuna and Celery. Delete hard-cooked eggs and green pepper. Add 1 lb diced cooked celery, 3 oz chopped onion sautéed in margarine, and 3 oz chopped pimiento.
Creamed Tuna and Peas. Delete hard-cooked eggs and green pepper. Add 3 lb frozen peas, cooked until just tender and drained.
Tuna Rarebit. Delete hard-cooked eggs. Add 1 lb 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese.
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