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>>>>>Janet B. wrote:
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>>>>>I hesitate to mention my cucumber sauce cause its the same, from my
>>>>>head, its just a peeled, seeded cucumber, squeezed of as much water as
>>>>>one can and pureed with garlic, lemon juice, plain yoghurt and salt &
>>>>>pepper, an optional choice is a bit of buttermilk, gives a nice
>>>>>tartness to the mix.
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>>>>>I got it from a local "eat a pitta" place where it is served with
>>>>>falafel and humus. I will serve it with fish and sometimes use it as a
>>>>>salad dressing.
>>>>>--
>>>>>JL
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>>>>Why hesitate? I'm going to plant that idea in my mind for summer when I
>>>>have more cucumbers than zucchini. It sounds as though it would make a
>>>>good salad dressing, dip, sandwich spread. It sounds yummy. Thanks --
>>>>Oh, do you use one of the thicker yoghurts like Greek or are you using
>>>>just plain whatever yoghurt?
>>>>Janet
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>>>Just strain the yoghurt if you want a thicker yoghurt.
>>>I've tried to taste the difference in yogurt I've made with regular plain
>>>yogurt and the Greek yogurts from TJ's, and we can't tell any difference.
>>>Actually it only takes 20 minutes to strain it. 1-2 hours depending on
>>>how dry you want it.
>>>Dee Dee
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>>If I'm lucky, I can find plain yoghurt at one of the stores. It seems
>>everyone wants a flavor.
>>Janet
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> I know they do. If I want a flavor, I add some pomegranate/blueberry juice
> and dried blueberries to the bottom of a cup and let it sit a while. Or
> cherry etc. The list goes on. Some of that flavored stuff at the store can
> get pretty slimey to me -- but it works in a pinch to stave off hunger when
> you're out and about.
> Dee Dee
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I can chug a pint of strawberry kefir in an embarrassingly short time
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JL