On 8/8/2012 10:01 AM, Sky wrote:
> Other than using cucumbers in a green salad, onion-and-cucumber slices
> in oil+vinegar (not quite pickles), or just plain slices, how else do
> fellow RFCers like to use cucumbers? The only way I've ever used
> cucumbers is as mentioned above. Yeah-yeah, I can 'Google' for all
> sorts of countless recipes, but that's not exactly satisfactory - it's
> more interesting to learn how fellow RFCers like to use cucumbers with
> their meals. Sure, pickles are an option, but that's not a choice for
> any menu in my kitchen. Very much TIA
>
> Sky
>
> P.S. To Sheldon & perhaps some other folks, "that!" sort of use is not
> an option!!!! ;>
>

The Hmong like them in a drink. Peel them, remove the seeds, then
scrape the flesh with a fork into shreds. Place in a glass with some
cold water and a little sugar. Very popular.