Cucumber Boats - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cucumbers (6 portions)
1/4 lb. bacon
1/2 lb. mushrooms
bread crumbs
chopped onion
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste
1 can tomato paste
butter (as needed)

Preparation

Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise; remove seeds, scoop out pulp and chop in bowl.
Cook bacon.
Saute chopped onion in bacon fat. Mix cucumber pulp, chopped mushrooms, beaten egg, salt and pepper. Add bread crumbs to make consistency of mashed potatoes.
Pile mixture back into cucumber shells.
Spread each with 1 tablespoon tomato paste; dot with butter.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.