Creamed Tuna on Shoestring Potato Sticks Love it or hate it, this was a common item on the school menu for lunch. My wife still loves to eat this recipe. Again, the ingredients are written exactly as it was in the old cookbook I found. I re-wrote the cooking instructions slightly. I have given the ingredients for the white sauce. Ingredients: 2 cups celery, cut into 1/2 inch slices 2 cups medium white sauce,(see below) 2- 7 oz cans of tuna 2 Tbs grated cheese 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can shoestring potatoes Directions: Cook celery in small amount of water until tender-crisp, and drain Make the white sauce, 4 Tbs butter, 4 Tbs flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 2 cups milk. Add the celery, tuna, cheese and mushroom soup to the white sauce. Heat through and stir. Serve over shoestring potatoes.
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