Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> > I pulled a small meatloaf out of the freezer and made some onion &
> > mushroom gravy to go over it. I also heated up some baked beans and
> > a bit of scalloped potatoes from a couple of nights ago. The
> > greenery was supplied by a cucumber out of our garden.
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> > It was really good.
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> That is very interesting. I eat cucumber with salad but would never
> have though of using it with hot cooked food.

To us it is a side vegetable all on it's own. We slice it at an angle
(for pretty) and have little japanese dip bowls with various dressings.
Often fixed with a simple rice and fish.

Carol

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