Benedictine Sandwich Spread

Title: Benedictine Sandwich Spread
Subject: cream cheese; cucumber; onion; salt; mayonnaise; Tabasco; green food coloring
Description: Benedictine Sandwich Spread
from Out of Kentucky Kitchens
2 cream cheeses (6 oz)
Grated pulp of one medium cucumber
1 small grated onion
1 t. salt
Mayonnaise
Dash of Tabasco
2-3 drops green food coloring
Mash the cheeses with a fork.
Work into them the grated pulp from
a peeled, medium-sized

Back:
cucumber, first extracting the juice by
placing the pulp in a napkin and
squeezing it fairly dry. Add the onion
juice, Tabasco, salt and enough
mayonnaise to make a smooth
filling, easily spread. Lastly add food
coloring to give a faint green tinge.

Cabbage Patch says use only juice
of cucumber and onion for a
more delicate flavor.

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# Benedictine Sandwich Spread

*From Out of Kentucky Kitchens*

## Ingredients

- 2 cream cheeses (6 oz)
- Grated pulp of one medium cucumber, peeled
- 1 small onion, grated
- 1 tsp salt
- Mayonnaise (enough to make a smooth filling)
- Dash of Tabasco
- 2–3 drops green food coloring

## Instructions

1. Mash the cream cheeses with a fork.
2. Grate the pulp of a peeled, medium-sized cucumber. Extract the juice by placing the pulp in a napkin and squeezing it fairly dry.
3. Work the grated cucumber pulp into the mashed cheese.
4. Add the onion juice, Tabasco, and salt.
5. Add enough mayonnaise to make a smooth filling that is easily spread.
6. Lastly, add green food coloring to give a faint green tinge.

> **Note — Cabbage Patch variation:** Use only the juice of the cucumber and onion (not the pulp) for a more delicate flavor.
Creator: Paula Guffey
Source: RCA0003 - VTG LG Wood Recipe Box Dove Tail w/Metal Hinges Full Of Recipes & Handwritten (eBay)
Date: 1950s
Rights: Personal/Family
Format: Clipped recipe
Identifier: RCA0003-20260513-0051
Coverage: Indiana, US