"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.
>
> nancy
>
>

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.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

hahabogus wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> 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.

Oh, I like the sound of that. And I have some cucumbers. thanks.

nancy

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.

--
LID

Phred wrote:
> In article >, hahabogus

>> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>>> 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?

Maybe because the OP said other than cucumber sandwiches? (laugh)

Not that they are especially popular here in the states.

nancy

In article >, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>Phred wrote:
>> In article >, hahabogus
>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>>>> 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?
>
>Maybe because the OP said other than cucumber sandwiches? (laugh)

No they didn't! The OP said "... AND [my emphasis] pickle".
AND there was no mention of *cool*, nor of the correct ambience.
But I confess I forgot one important detail: NO crusts!

Ya gotta get these things right Nance!

>Not that they are especially popular here in the states.

Can't say they're much eaten here either to my knowledge. (But then,
we're just a bunch of colonials too; and we always eat the crusts to
make our hair go curly. ;-)

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:31:41 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:


>Maybe because the OP said other than cucumber sandwiches? (laugh)


This sounded good....


Watermelon Cucumber Salad Recipe
23 min | 20 min prep

SERVES 12

1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 cucumbers, peeled, halved and seeded
1 teaspoon salt, divided
8 cups seeded cubed watermelon
Combine vinegar, sugar, and red pepper in a saucepan. Bring to a boil;
boil one minute. (This can be made ahead and stored in the
refrigerator for up to two weeks.)
slice cucumbers and toss with 1/2 teaspoons salt in a large bowl.
Transfer to a colander and let stand 30 minutes. Pat dry on paper
towels. Just before serving, toss watermelon with 1/2 tsp salt in a
large bowl. Add cucumbers and pepper syrup.


Tuscan Panzanella Salad Recipe
25 min | 15 min prep

SERVES 6 , 1 cup

3 cups cubed dry Italian bread (day-old)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/8 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
2 medium tomatoes, seeded, diced
2 medium cucumbers, halved, seeded, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaf
Heat oven to 350°F
Place bread cubes on ungreased cookie sheet. Toast bread for 5 to 10
minutes or until lightly browned.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine vinegar, oil and pepper; blend well.
In large bowl, combine tomatoes, cucumbers, bell pepper, olives and
toasted bread cubes.
Pour vinegar mixture over salad; toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with
basil.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

> Maybe because the OP said other than cucumber sandwiches? (laugh)
>
> Not that they are especially popular here in the states.
>
> nancy
>

When I go nuts and have a sub sandwich from Subway...I insist on cukes as a
topping.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:24:01 GMT, (Phred)
wrote:


>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.

If you will reread the question, the OP stated: " Other than cucumber
sandwich"....

Christine