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Default Need a recommendation for a cucumber

In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> Puester wrote:
>
> > Got garlic? got yogurt?
> >
> > Seed the cucumber well, chop or grate coarsely, salt, drain, rinse, add
> > garlic, yogurt, ground pepper and make tsatsiki.

>
>
> This is probably a stupid question, but here goes. How do you drain a
> cucumber? I squeeze excess moisture from grated zucchini by putting a
> little salt on it, letting it sit for a half hour, then rinsing and
> squeezing. Is it the same principle?
>
>
> --Lia


I'm guessing it is. Or else squeeze it in a cotton dishtowel. Or in
your hands. Especially when it's grated as described by Gloria.
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