Recipe

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• 4 cucumbers
• 1 cup, fat-free , beef broth or beef consumee
• optional additional seasonings to the juice ; celery salt , onion and/or garlic powder , hot sauce , cheyene pepper
• celery leaves for garnish

• 1 Peel each cucumber
• 2 Cut cucumbers in 2 to 2 1/2 inch pieces cutting across the cucumner. Don't use the ends, the pieces will be too small around.
• 3 Scoop the seed centers out of the cucumbers being careful to not go all the way through. You are making little cups, you need the bottom intact.
• 4 If cucumbers walls are too thick, scoop more out of the center or carefully, with a peeler, make the walls a little thinner.
• 5 Stand cucumber pieces in a plate large enough to hold all.
• 6 Look across the top of the cucumbetrs and make sure all the pieces are exactly the same level.
• 7 In a large measuring cup pour the tomato juice, V8 or Bloody Mary mix, which ever you are using.
• 8 Pour in the beef broth and stir. Taste; Add whatever seasonings you want to make it as hot, spicy or mild as you want.
• 9 If you are using spicy V8 or spicy Bloody Mary mix, it may be hot and spicy enough so be sure and taste.
• 10 Carefully fill each cucumber section with the juice being careful to get completely full but not spilled n the cucumber.
• 11 Garnish with celery leaves here and there and serve. If it will be a while, cover and refrigerate until served.
• 12 Instead of using juice, you can also fill the cucumbers with cheeses, dips, spreads, what ever sounds good.