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Default Cucumber salad recipe for Andy


"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
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> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> Ah. Thanks Margaret. Normal cukes it is...

>
> ChattyCathy, Another Senior Moment: I did not mention that the cucumbers
> must be peeled and sliced as thinly as possible. I assumed that nobody
> would not peel them. Years ago, cucumbers were not cultivated as they are
> now and had little fuzzy growths on their skins, almost like tiny thorns
> or spines or prickles and had to be peeled for salads.
>

Hi Margaret! I don't peel cucumbers if they're unwaxed. Or if I'm feeling
ritzy, I'll peel alternating strips on them.

TammyM