On 8/8/2012 2:22 PM, Doug Freyburger wrote:


> I've tried cooking cuke but any past a slight wilt and it tends to
> disappear into the background.

I had cold cucumber soup on a cruise years ago that was excellent. I
re-created it by cooking peeled and seeded cucumbers in chicken stock,
cool and add some heavy cream and dill and blend with a stick blender
until smooth.

Haven't made it in years... might be worth a revisit.

George L