this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for the
season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days ago:

cucumber and onion salad

one cucumber, finely sliced

one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)

dressing:

2 Tbls cider vinegar

2 Tbls water

~1/4 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp dijon mustard.

salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. drain well (rinse if very
salty). shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar until well
blended; pour over cukes and onions. let marinate at room temp for a while
and then refrigererate.

*

this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the second
day. i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been using, but i
might stick with this for a while.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message

> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for
> the
> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days
> ago:
>
> cucumber and onion salad
> one cucumber, finely sliced
> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>
> dressing:
> 2 Tbls cider vinegar
> 2 Tbls water
> ~1/4 tsp sugar
> 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>
> salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. drain well (rinse if
> very salty). shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar
> until well blended; pour over cukes and onions. let marinate at
> room
> temp for a while and then refrigererate.
>
> this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the
> second day. i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been
> using, but i might stick with this for a while.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Just in time to make good use of the cuke half in the fridge and to
make inroads into the sack of Vidalias that fell into my basket on the
way out of Shaw's yesterday. Thanks, pal.

Felice

blake murphy wrote:
> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for the
> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days
> ago:
>
> cucumber and onion salad
>
> one cucumber, finely sliced
>
> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)

So it took a really long time to slice the onion?

> dressing:
>
> 2 Tbls cider vinegar
>
> 2 Tbls water
>
> ~1/4 tsp sugar
>
> 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>
> salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. drain well (rinse if
> very salty). shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar
> until well blended; pour over cukes and onions. let marinate at room
> temp for a while and then refrigererate.
>
> *
>
> this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the
> second day. i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been
> using, but i might stick with this for a while.

It sounds really good. I love the cucumber/onion/sour cream stuff,
this will be a nice change of pace. Thanks.

nancy

On May 29, 3:43*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:
> > this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for the
> > season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days
> > ago:
>
> > cucumber and onion salad
>
> > one cucumber, finely sliced
>
> > one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>
> So it took a really long time to slice the onion?
>
>
>
>
>
> > dressing:
>
> > 2 Tbls cider vinegar
>
> > 2 Tbls *water
>
> > ~1/4 tsp sugar
>
> > 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>
> > salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. *drain well (rinse if
> > very salty). *shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar
> > until well blended; pour over cukes and onions. *let marinate at room
> > temp for a while and then refrigererate.
>
> > *
>
> > this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the
> > second day. * i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been
> > using, but i might stick with this for a while.
>
> It sounds really good. *I love the cucumber/onion/sour cream stuff,
> this will be a nice change of pace. *Thanks.
>
> nancy

My German-descent grandmama always made cucumber & onion salad like
this - without the mustard, which I must confess, I would leave out.
Nostalgia, a wonderful thing.

N.

On 5/29/2011 4:25 PM, blake murphy wrote:

> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for the
> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days ago:
>
> cucumber and onion salad

I love cuke and onion salad! Thanks for this take on it.

On 5/29/2011 5:33 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On May 29, 3:43 pm, "Nancy > wrote:
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for the
>>> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days
>>> ago:
>>
>>> cucumber and onion salad
>>
>>> one cucumber, finely sliced
>>
>>> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>>
>> So it took a really long time to slice the onion?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> dressing:
>>
>>> 2 Tbls cider vinegar
>>
>>> 2 Tbls water
>>
>>> ~1/4 tsp sugar
>>
>>> 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>>
>>> salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. drain well (rinse if
>>> very salty). shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar
>>> until well blended; pour over cukes and onions. let marinate at room
>>> temp for a while and then refrigererate.
>>
>>> *
>>
>>> this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the
>>> second day. i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been
>>> using, but i might stick with this for a while.
>>
>> It sounds really good. I love the cucumber/onion/sour cream stuff,
>> this will be a nice change of pace. Thanks.
>>
>> nancy
>
> My German-descent grandmama always made cucumber& onion salad like
> this - without the mustard, which I must confess, I would leave out.
> Nostalgia, a wonderful thing.

We had it in our home when I was growing up without mustard, too. I
never pre-salt the cucumbers as we don't tolerate much salt here, but I
put some light salt and fresh black pepper in the dressing. I use
Splenda. It is wonderful with the 1015 Texas sweet onions.

I also make a cucumber salad with fresh ginger, garlic and rice wine.
Everyone loves it and it's so simple.



Cucumber Sunomo

2 large cucumbers -- peeled
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root

Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out any large seeds. Slice
crosswise into very thin slices.

In a small bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger. Mix well.

Place cucumbers inside of the bowl, stir so that cucumbers are coated
with the mixture. Refrigerate the bowl of cucumbers for at least 1 hour
before serving.





--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Janet Wilder > wrote:

-snip-
>
>I also make a cucumber salad with fresh ginger, garlic and rice wine.
>Everyone loves it and it's so simple.
>
>
>
> Cucumber Sunomo
>
> 2 large cucumbers -- peeled
> 1/3 cup rice vinegar
> 2 tablespoons white sugar
> 1 teaspoon salt
> 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
>
>Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out any large seeds. Slice
>crosswise into very thin slices.
>
> In a small bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger. Mix well.
>
> Place cucumbers inside of the bowl, stir so that cucumbers are coated
>with the mixture. Refrigerate the bowl of cucumbers for at least 1 hour
>before serving.


That's a lot like the way I do mine. [I leave out the sugar- which is
weird because I generally sweeten things up-- and I grate the ginger]

If I'm in the mood I'll give them a shot of Wasabi paste- and maybe
some toasted sesame seeds.

Jim

On Sun, 29 May 2011 16:41:07 -0400, Felice wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>
>> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for
>> the
>> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days
>> ago:
>>
>> cucumber and onion salad
>> one cucumber, finely sliced
>> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>>
>> dressing:
>> 2 Tbls cider vinegar
>> 2 Tbls water
>> ~1/4 tsp sugar
>> 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>>
>> salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. drain well (rinse if
>> very salty). shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar
>> until well blended; pour over cukes and onions. let marinate at
>> room
>> temp for a while and then refrigererate.
>>
>> this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the
>> second day. i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been
>> using, but i might stick with this for a while.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Just in time to make good use of the cuke half in the fridge and to
> make inroads into the sack of Vidalias that fell into my basket on the
> way out of Shaw's yesterday. Thanks, pal.
>
> Felice

hope you like it.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 29 May 2011 16:43:41 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for the
>> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days
>> ago:
>>
>> cucumber and onion salad
>>
>> one cucumber, finely sliced
>>
>> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>
> So it took a really long time to slice the onion?

i didn't notice that until after i sent it, god damn it
>
>> dressing:
>>
>> 2 Tbls cider vinegar
>>
>> 2 Tbls water
>>
>> ~1/4 tsp sugar
>>
>> 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>>
>> salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. drain well (rinse if
>> very salty). shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar
>> until well blended; pour over cukes and onions. let marinate at room
>> temp for a while and then refrigererate.
>>
>> *
>>
>> this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the
>> second day. i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been
>> using, but i might stick with this for a while.
>
> It sounds really good. I love the cucumber/onion/sour cream stuff,
> this will be a nice change of pace. Thanks.
>
> nancy

i haven't tried a sour cream version in a while.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 29 May 2011 15:33:48 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:

> On May 29, 3:43*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for the
>>> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days
>>> ago:
>>
>>> cucumber and onion salad
>>
>>> one cucumber, finely sliced
>>
>>> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>>
>> So it took a really long time to slice the onion?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> dressing:
>>
>>> 2 Tbls cider vinegar
>>
>>> 2 Tbls *water
>>
>>> ~1/4 tsp sugar
>>
>>> 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>>
>>> salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. *drain well (rinse if
>>> very salty). *shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar
>>> until well blended; pour over cukes and onions. *let marinate at room
>>> temp for a while and then refrigererate.
>>
>>> *
>>
>>> this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the
>>> second day. * i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been
>>> using, but i might stick with this for a while.
>>
>> It sounds really good. *I love the cucumber/onion/sour cream stuff,
>> this will be a nice change of pace. *Thanks.
>>
>> nancy
>
> My German-descent grandmama always made cucumber & onion salad like
> this - without the mustard, which I must confess, I would leave out.
> Nostalgia, a wonderful thing.
>
> N.

i like mustard.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 29 May 2011 18:21:06 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 29 May 2011 15:33:48 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:
>
>> My German-descent grandmama always made cucumber & onion salad like
>> this - without the mustard, which I must confess, I would leave out.
>> Nostalgia, a wonderful thing.
>
> I made some salad similar to this a couple days ago and added some of
> my own home made mustard for the first time. I liked teh idea and
> will do it more often.
>
> But a half teaspoon is nothing. I use a tablespoon for that much cuke
> and less than half the onion.
>
> -sw

a tablespoon of mustard to four tablespoons of other liquid seems like a
lot.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 29 May 2011 22:26:32 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:

> On 5/29/2011 5:33 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>> My German-descent grandmama always made cucumber& onion salad like
>> this - without the mustard, which I must confess, I would leave out.
>> Nostalgia, a wonderful thing.
>
> We had it in our home when I was growing up without mustard, too. I
> never pre-salt the cucumbers as we don't tolerate much salt here, but I
> put some light salt and fresh black pepper in the dressing. I use
> Splenda. It is wonderful with the 1015 Texas sweet onions.
>
> I also make a cucumber salad with fresh ginger, garlic and rice wine.
> Everyone loves it and it's so simple.
>
> Cucumber Sunomo
>
> 2 large cucumbers -- peeled
> 1/3 cup rice vinegar
> 2 tablespoons white sugar
> 1 teaspoon salt
> 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
>
> Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out any large seeds. Slice
> crosswise into very thin slices.
>
> In a small bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger. Mix well.
>
> Place cucumbers inside of the bowl, stir so that cucumbers are coated
> with the mixture. Refrigerate the bowl of cucumbers for at least 1 hour
> before serving.

saved (don't see the garlic or rice wine, though. a different recipe?). i
might have to try this.

your pal,
blake

On 5/30/2011 1:05 PM, blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2011 16:41:07 -0400, Felice wrote:
>
>> "blake > wrote in message
>>
>>> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for
>>> the
>>> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days
>>> ago:
>>>
>>> cucumber and onion salad
>>> one cucumber, finely sliced
>>> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>>>
>>> dressing:
>>> 2 Tbls cider vinegar
>>> 2 Tbls water
>>> ~1/4 tsp sugar
>>> 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>>>
>>> salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. drain well (rinse if
>>> very salty). shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar
>>> until well blended; pour over cukes and onions. let marinate at
>>> room
>>> temp for a while and then refrigererate.
>>>
>>> this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the
>>> second day. i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been
>>> using, but i might stick with this for a while.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>> Just in time to make good use of the cuke half in the fridge and to
>> make inroads into the sack of Vidalias that fell into my basket on the
>> way out of Shaw's yesterday. Thanks, pal.
>>
>> Felice
>
> hope you like it.
>
> your pal,
> blake

This one might also be acceptable.
Greek Salad

Adapted from tomato and cucumber salads in “The Art of Greek Cookery”
(1962) by the Women of St Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church.

For one person, scale up at will.

½ medium onion sliced thinly vertically

1 tomato (diced)
2 inches cucumber (diced)
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 tab vinegar
dash MSG
½ tsp oregano
4 black olives (sliced)
Pepperoncini pickles
1 tab Feta Cheese.
Salt and pepper

Misto Oil sprayer.

Add ½ tab salt to onions and cover with water for 5 minutes, drain.
Mix the rest, add drained onion. Season with salt and pepper.

Spray with olive oil, stir around, spray again and let sit for an hour.
If you wish, you could use about 1 tab virginol (EVOO) instead of spraying.


--


James Silverton, Potomac

I'm *not*

On May 29, 4:25*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> this was kind of a take-off from one of the '101 simple salads for the
> season' by mark bittman that someone posted a pointer to a few days ago:
>
> cucumber and onion salad
>
> one cucumber, finely sliced
>
> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>
> dressing:
>
> 2 Tbls cider vinegar
>
> 2 Tbls *water
>
> ~1/4 tsp sugar
>
> 1/2 tsp dijon mustard.
>
> salt sliced cukes and onions for 1/2-1 hour. *drain well (rinse if very
> salty). *shake together dressing ingredients in a small jar until well
> blended; pour over cukes and onions. *let marinate at room temp for a while
> and then refrigererate.
>
> *
>
> this turned out very well, if i do say so myself - even better the second
> day. * i've been vaguely unhappy with the recipes i'd been using, but i
> might stick with this for a while.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I usually grate finely a bit of carrot in too - for color and to get
rid of any carrot on its last legs. I also like a pinch of dried dill
too in cucumber salad.

On 5/30/2011 12:15 PM, blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2011 22:26:32 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> On 5/29/2011 5:33 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>
>>> My German-descent grandmama always made cucumber& onion salad like
>>> this - without the mustard, which I must confess, I would leave out.
>>> Nostalgia, a wonderful thing.
>>
>> We had it in our home when I was growing up without mustard, too. I
>> never pre-salt the cucumbers as we don't tolerate much salt here, but I
>> put some light salt and fresh black pepper in the dressing. I use
>> Splenda. It is wonderful with the 1015 Texas sweet onions.
>>
>> I also make a cucumber salad with fresh ginger, garlic and rice wine.
>> Everyone loves it and it's so simple.
>>
>> Cucumber Sunomo
>>
>> 2 large cucumbers -- peeled
>> 1/3 cup rice vinegar
>> 2 tablespoons white sugar
>> 1 teaspoon salt
>> 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
>>
>> Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out any large seeds. Slice
>> crosswise into very thin slices.
>>
>> In a small bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger. Mix well.
>>
>> Place cucumbers inside of the bowl, stir so that cucumbers are coated
>> with the mixture. Refrigerate the bowl of cucumbers for at least 1 hour
>> before serving.
>
> saved (don't see the garlic or rice wine, though. a different recipe?). i
> might have to try this.
>
rice vinegar. same thing. I put the garlic in myself, it's not in the
recipe.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Mon, 30 May 2011 13:16:50 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

>Greek Salad
>
>Adapted from tomato and cucumber salads in “The Art of Greek Cookery”
>(1962) by the Women of St Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church.
>
>For one person, scale up at will.
>
>½ medium onion sliced thinly vertically
>
>1 tomato (diced)
>2 inches cucumber (diced)
>1 clove garlic (minced)
>1 tab vinegar
>dash MSG
>½ tsp oregano
>4 black olives (sliced)
>Pepperoncini pickles
>1 tab Feta Cheese.
>Salt and pepper
>
>Misto Oil sprayer.
>
>Add ½ tab salt to onions and cover with water for 5 minutes, drain.
>Mix the rest, add drained onion. Season with salt and pepper.
>
>Spray with olive oil, stir around, spray again and let sit for an hour.
>If you wish, you could use about 1 tab virginol (EVOO) instead of spraying.


Thanks James. That's a nice, simple salad that will taste wonderful.

On Mon, 30 May 2011 14:15:35 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Mon, 30 May 2011 13:09:56 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 29 May 2011 18:21:06 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 29 May 2011 15:33:48 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:
>>>
>>>> My German-descent grandmama always made cucumber & onion salad like
>>>> this - without the mustard, which I must confess, I would leave out.
>>>> Nostalgia, a wonderful thing.
>>>
>>> I made some salad similar to this a couple days ago and added some of
>>> my own home made mustard for the first time. I liked teh idea and
>>> will do it more often.
>>>
>>> But a half teaspoon is nothing. I use a tablespoon for that much cuke
>>> and less than half the onion.
>>
>> a tablespoon of mustard to four tablespoons of other liquid seems like a
>> lot.
>
> You have a pound of vegetables there, too. Which is still going to
> weep a lot of liquid.
>
> -sw

after being salted and drained, not so much. but knock yourself out.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 30 May 2011 15:03:15 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:

> On 5/30/2011 12:15 PM, blake murphy wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 May 2011 22:26:32 -0500, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/29/2011 5:33 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My German-descent grandmama always made cucumber& onion salad like
>>>> this - without the mustard, which I must confess, I would leave out.
>>>> Nostalgia, a wonderful thing.
>>>
>>> We had it in our home when I was growing up without mustard, too. I
>>> never pre-salt the cucumbers as we don't tolerate much salt here, but I
>>> put some light salt and fresh black pepper in the dressing. I use
>>> Splenda. It is wonderful with the 1015 Texas sweet onions.
>>>
>>> I also make a cucumber salad with fresh ginger, garlic and rice wine.
>>> Everyone loves it and it's so simple.
>>>
>>> Cucumber Sunomo
>>>
>>> 2 large cucumbers -- peeled
>>> 1/3 cup rice vinegar
>>> 2 tablespoons white sugar
>>> 1 teaspoon salt
>>> 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
>>>
>>> Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out any large seeds. Slice
>>> crosswise into very thin slices.
>>>
>>> In a small bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger. Mix well.
>>>
>>> Place cucumbers inside of the bowl, stir so that cucumbers are coated
>>> with the mixture. Refrigerate the bowl of cucumbers for at least 1 hour
>>> before serving.
>>
>> saved (don't see the garlic or rice wine, though. a different recipe?). i
>> might have to try this.
>>
> rice vinegar. same thing. I put the garlic in myself, it's not in the
> recipe.

o.k.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2011 16:43:41 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:

>>> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>>
>> So it took a really long time to slice the onion?
>
> i didn't notice that until after i sent it, god damn it

Sorry, I thought it was a cute typo.

>> It sounds really good. I love the cucumber/onion/sour cream stuff,
>> this will be a nice change of pace. Thanks.

> i haven't tried a sour cream version in a while.

My cukes already have flowers, so I'm hoping for another big
harvest. It did get out of hand last year but what the heck, I still
planted five. When you grow plants from seed it's hard to just
toss a perfectly good one because you don't need all those cucumbers.

nancy

On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 07:15:11 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 May 2011 16:43:41 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>
>>>> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>>>
>>> So it took a really long time to slice the onion?
>>
>> i didn't notice that until after i sent it, god damn it
>
>Sorry, I thought it was a cute typo.
>
>>> It sounds really good. I love the cucumber/onion/sour cream stuff,
>>> this will be a nice change of pace. Thanks.
>
>> i haven't tried a sour cream version in a while.
>
>My cukes already have flowers, so I'm hoping for another big
>harvest. It did get out of hand last year but what the heck, I still
>planted five. When you grow plants from seed it's hard to just
>toss a perfectly good one because you don't need all those cucumbers.
>
>nancy

And you hold on to some to make sure that something doesn't get the
first ones you set out. Due to a hail storm, insects and other
problems I am very glad to have extras. Also took some to my son who
has a new (to him) house and likes to garden. He may be able to take
some more back with him when he comes down in June.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

The Cook wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 07:15:11 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:

>> My cukes already have flowers, so I'm hoping for another big
>> harvest. It did get out of hand last year but what the heck, I still
>> planted five. When you grow plants from seed it's hard to just
>> toss a perfectly good one because you don't need all those cucumbers.

> And you hold on to some to make sure that something doesn't get the
> first ones you set out. Due to a hail storm, insects and other
> problems I am very glad to have extras.

Ha, you'd think I'd have learned that last year, when the day after
planting the cucumbers and a ton of flowers, we had a wicked hot day
and everything just died. The cucumbers fooled me, they popped back
somehow, not before I'd bought and planted more.

> Also took some to my son who
> has a new (to him) house and likes to garden. He may be able to take
> some more back with him when he comes down in June.

I bet he's used to your garden fresh vegetables. That's motivation.

nancy

The Cook wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 07:15:11 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:

>> My cukes already have flowers, so I'm hoping for another big
>> harvest. It did get out of hand last year but what the heck, I still
>> planted five. When you grow plants from seed it's hard to just
>> toss a perfectly good one because you don't need all those cucumbers.

> And you hold on to some to make sure that something doesn't get the
> first ones you set out. Due to a hail storm, insects and other
> problems I am very glad to have extras.

Ha, you'd think I'd have learned that last year, when the day after
planting the cucumbers and a ton of flowers, we had a wicked hot day
and everything just died. The cucumbers fooled me, they popped back
somehow, not before I'd bought and planted more.

> Also took some to my son who
> has a new (to him) house and likes to garden. He may be able to take
> some more back with him when he comes down in June.

I bet he's used to your garden fresh vegetables. That's motivation.

nancy

On 6/1/2011 9:12 AM, The Cook wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 07:15:11 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Sun, 29 May 2011 16:43:41 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>>>> one medium onion, finally sliced (i used a regular old yellow onion)
>>>>
>>>> So it took a really long time to slice the onion?
>>>
>>> i didn't notice that until after i sent it, god damn it
>>
>> Sorry, I thought it was a cute typo.
>>
>>>> It sounds really good. I love the cucumber/onion/sour cream stuff,
>>>> this will be a nice change of pace. Thanks.
>>
>>> i haven't tried a sour cream version in a while.
>>
>> My cukes already have flowers, so I'm hoping for another big
>> harvest. It did get out of hand last year but what the heck, I still
>> planted five. When you grow plants from seed it's hard to just
>> toss a perfectly good one because you don't need all those cucumbers.
>>
>> nancy
>
> And you hold on to some to make sure that something doesn't get the
> first ones you set out. Due to a hail storm, insects and other
> problems I am very glad to have extras. Also took some to my son who
> has a new (to him) house and likes to garden. He may be able to take
> some more back with him when he comes down in June.
>
Both our kids, in their late forties, now have backyard gardens. And to
think they used to complain when we made them help us in the garden back
in the day. Of course then we had a fifty by ninety vegetable garden,
three acres of corn for animal fodder and then there were the chickens,
pigs, the cow, two milk goats, and a flock of Muscovy ducks on the pond.
That amount of work may have scared them away from gardening for a lot
of years. Nowadays they brag about it to their kids. Go figure.

Last night, I made a cucumber, onion, and tomato salad. I tossed the
veggies with rice wine vinegar, a few shakes of soy sauce, and a small
drizzle of olive oil. I think a drop of oil helps blend the flavors.

Tara