Roast Beef Sandwich Spread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb cooked beef
1/4 cup onion, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup celery, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup sweet pickle
2 -3 hard-boiled eggs
1/2 - 1 cup mayonnaise
pickle juice, to taste
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)

Preparation

Put beef and onion, celery, pickles and eggs through a meat grinder with the coarse plate, or mince the ingredients or process in a food processor until evenly chopped.
Add remaining ingredients, with enough mayonnaise and pickle juice to taste and moisten as desired. Chill until ready to serve.
Serve as a spread for crackers or melba rounds for sandwiches.
You can toast the bread, if desired, and then spread with a little butter or mayonnaise. Add lettuce leaves; spread a layer of the beef spread over the lettuce, then top with sliced red onion.
Makes enough for 6 to 8 sandwiches.
Will keep in the refrigerator 5 days in tightly sealed bowl w/lid.