On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:42:24 -0700 (PDT), James
> wrote:

>Other than cucumber sandwich and pickle how else can I use up a lot of
>cucumber without too much work?

Swedish style cucumber salad!


Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
salt & pepper (to taste)

1 large cucumber, about 12 ounces
1/2 med. onion, sliced

In a small pan, bring vinegar, water, sugar, salt to a gentle
boil. Simmer for about 2 minutes until the sugar and salt is fully
dissolved and the mixture is slightly thickened. Remove from heat and
chill.

Peel cucumber and cut in 1/4 inch rounds. Peel the half onion, cut in
half and slice into 1/4 inch thick half-rounds.

Add cucumber and onion to chilled sweet & sour mixture. Add pepper to
taste. Let sit in the refrigerator until well chilled.

To serve, remove cucumber and onion from the mixture with a
slotted spoon or tongs.



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