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On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:33:33 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>Steve replied to Poe about cucumber-infused vodka:
>
>>> Yum. Any good cocktail recipes to go along? We have loads of cukes right
>>> now, and I am using them every which way. This sounds like a good use
>>> for us, as we're hoping to do various vodka infusions with our garden
>>> produce.

>
>I like simply adding it to iced tea.
>Cucumber-infused vodka is good in a Bloody Mary, or with fresh carrot juice.
>It's a good base for an oyster shooter.
>
>
>> Cucumber vodka is fairly popular at infusion bars. It is good
>> just served up, but the most common combinations I see are
>> with mint or ginger.
>>
>> For example: cucumber vodka, muddled mint, a small amount of
>> bar syrup and a bit a of soda water.


More ideas, from one of the food blogs I read:

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/i...n-salad-059570

Christine