In article >, hahabogus > wrote:
>"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:
>> Tara wrote:
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> slice, salt, eat
>>> slice and add to a pitcher of ice water
>>> slice, layer with slices of tomato and onion and cover it all with
>>> Italian dressing
>>> cube it and mix with cottage cheese
>>> cut in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds, and fill with chicken or
>>> tuna salad
>>
>> Dice tomatoes and cucumber into equal size cubes, maybe 3/4 inch.
>> Toss with zesty italian dressing. Give it some time to marinate.
>> A real taste of summer.
>
>slice up a bunch of fairly thin coins of cukes place in a bowl and cover
>with vinegar and a little sugar and maybe a pinch of crushed red
>peppers...Put it on the dinner table as a dinner condiment...slices of
>onion and/or diakon can go in the bowl too. Adjust the bite of the vinegar
>with some water to suit your taste.

Sheese... What's the matter with you folk? Too long in the colonies?
How come no one has mentioned the traditional cool cucumber sandwiches
for tea after a game of lawn tennis?

Cheers, Phred.

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LID