"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 03:00:30 GMT, l, not -l wrote:
>
>> On 8-Aug-2012, Sqwertz > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2012 12:15:28 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is also the gorilla sandwich which was originally invented for
>>>> those
>>>> on a raw vegan diet. The whole cucumber is hollowed out, leaving just
>>>> the
>>>> bottom intact.
>>>
>>> Can you draw a picture of that?
>>
>> LMGTFY. http://www.greenhousearts.com/raw/raw-recipes/
>
> OK, I'll bite since you won't.
>
> WhatTF kind of nonsense is that? I guess it's no wonder that Julie
> suggested it.
>
> What's the use of stuffing the top of the cucumber back inside itself,
> and then hiding a toothpick inside it? WTF is the toothpick sticking
> into anyway - guacamole and shredded cheese? Yeah - that'll hold REAL
> well.
>
> Oh, never mind. But you can see now why I questioned the phrase
> "bottom of the cucumber". Because it's a brainless idea. Just cut
> the damn thing in half crosswise and hollow out each half if you feel
> compelled to make such a contraption. Cut an extra slice off the
> center and stuff it into the open end if you feel compelled to seal it
> up somehow.
>
> Not to mention the gag factor of eating a cucumber that's mostly skin.
> It's akin to scraping out a watermelon and eating the rind.
>
> It's no wonder "Gorilla Sandwich" hasn't made the rounds through the
> culinary circuit yet.

I have never actually seen one. But I think they are or at least at one
time were sold at Whole Foods. I have read reports of raw vegans who made
their own and they loved them. No toothpicks were involved and I don't
think the tops were put back on. But I could be wrong.