Cookbook:Tuna Salad (1940)

This classic tuna salad recipe is from the 1940's U.S.

Ingredients

 * 1 can (6–9½­ oz / ~170–270 g) tuna
 * ¼ apple, finely chopped
 * ½ stalk celery, finely chopped
 * ¼ cup mayonnaise (low fat can work)
 * 1 tsp lemon juice
 * ½ ea. chopped green onion or ½ tsp dried chopped white or yellow onion
 * 1 hard boiled egg, chopped (or two hard boiled egg whites and a bit of oil olive oil to make up the difference)
 * Ground black pepper to taste
 * Paprika (optional)
 * Lettuce (optional)

Procedure

 * 1) Drain and squeeze tuna dry, discarding liquid or reserving for some other use.
 * 2) Combine tuna, apple, celery, mayonnaise, lemon juice, green onion, egg, and pepper.
 * 3) Refrigerate 1 hour or more.
 * 4) Sprinkle with paprika and trim with lettuce, if desired.