1 can (6½ or 7 ounces) tuna
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 tablespoon tuna oil
1 can (10½ ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup soft breadcrumbs
6 thin slices lemon or orange
1 package (12 ounces) cornbread or corn muffin mix
Drain tuna; save oil. Flake tuna.
Cook onion in oil until tender. Add soup, eggs, breadcrumbs, and tuna; mix well. Arrange lemon or orange slices on the bottom of a well-greased 10-inch piepan. Pour tuna mixture over fruit slices.
Prepare cornbread mix as directed on package. Spread batter over tuna mixture.
Bake at 400° F. (hot oven) 25 to 30 minutes, or until brown. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Loosen from sides of pan with a spatula and invert on a serving plate.
Menu suggestion
Serve with stewed okra and tomatoes, celery sticks, brownies, and fruit.
Sardine puff
6 servings
2 cans (3¾ or 4 ounces each) Maine sardines
8 slices white bread
1½ tablespoons butter or margarine
¼ cup chopped green pepper
¾ cup shredded sharp natural Cheddar cheese
3 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon dry mustard
Pepper, as desired
2 cups milk
Paprika