The Original Benedictine

By SarahZ

Thise spread was the brain-child of Miss Jennie Benedict, a belovd Louisville cateress of a generation ago.

Ingredients

• 2 small cream cheese
• Grated pulp of medium cucumber
• 1 Grated onion
• salt to taste
• Mayo
• 2 drops green food coloring
• Dash tobasco

Preparation

Step 1

Mash the cheeses with a fork. Work into them the grated pulp form the peeled 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 mayo to make a smooth filing. Add just enough green food color to give it a faint green tinge