Lemons stuffed with sardines

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Lemons
tablespoonButter
1canSardines; reserve oil & cut up
1smallOnion; chopped
11\" Strip Green Pepper; chopped
1Rib Celery; chopped
cupMayonnaise; divided
1Hard-Boiled Egg; chopped
6Sprig Parsley
Melba Toast

Directions

Cut tops off lemons and scoop out well. See that lemons stand on plate by cutting off bottom. Place butter and sardine oil in sauce pan. Cook with onion and green pepper. When cool, add celery, mayonnaise, cut up sardines and hard-boiled egg. Mix well and stuff individual lemons. Place enough mayonnaise on top to round off lemon. Place a sprig of parsley on top.

Chill. Serve with melba toast.

Serves 6

Source: "Mountain Measures" -- Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974 billspa@...

Recipe by: Mrs. Robert W. Lawson, Jr. Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #719 by Bill Spalding <billspa@...> on Aug 04, 1997