Cucumbers

spooky20, Feb 22, 9:35pm
Just picked a hole heap out of the garden what can i make with cucumbers??
uli, Feb 22, 9:39pm
Use the search function on the left and select "anytime" - there are heaps of recipes.
liamjosh, Feb 22, 11:24pm
Bread and butter cucumbers.... yummy on crackers or bread with cheese and other accompliments.

2 L sliced cucumbers
1/2 – 1 L sliced onion
1/2 c salt
3 c white wine vinegar
2 c sugar
1 T mustard seeds
1 T celery seeds
1 t turmeric
Slice cucumbers and onions thinly into 2 L ice cream containers for easy measuring. Sprinkle the sliced vegetables with salt, cover with cold water and leave to stand for 8 – 12 hours, then discard salty water and drain well.
In a large saucepan or jam pan, heat vinegar, sugar, seeds and turmeric. When mixture boils add the drained vegetables.
As soon as the mixture come back to the boil, ladle vegetables and liquid into cleaned, sterilised, hot bottles. Fill to overflowing and seal immediately with seals that have been boiled for 5 minutes. Screw on bands.
Remove bands when pickles are quite cold and wash jars to remove any vinegary syrup.
Store in a cool, dark place.
245sam, Feb 22, 11:29pm
spooky20, try some of your cucumbers as a hot vegetable - a nice and different way of using cucumber which is usually served as a cold / salad vegetable.....

HOT CUCUMBER
2 cucumbers, peeled – optional if telegraph/Lebanese cucumbers
2 onions, sliced
1 tsp sugar
2 cups water
25g butter
2 tbsp flour
¼ cup milk
salt and pepper

Cut the cucumbers into 1cm thick slices. Put both the cucumber and the onions into a saucepan with the sugar and water. Boil gently until the onion is soft. Drain, reserving the cooking liquid, and keep warm.
Melt the butter in a saucepan. When sizzling, stir in the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add 1 cup of the reserved cooking liquid and the milk. Cook, stirring steadily until thick. Season well. Arrange the cucumber and onion in a dish, pour over the hot sauce and serve hot.
Serves 4-5.:-))
dollertree, Feb 23, 4:32am
I have even tried cucumbers in chop suey, they are like zucchini... Taste good.
fisher, Feb 23, 5:06pm
Peel cucumber and run a fork lengthways around the outer sides..
Slice in half and and then into quarters.. slice these up in 5mm slices and place in a bowl.. add salt and white pepper and toss.. leave in fridge to chill.. add some fresh cream and stir to coat.. eat and enjoy a different flavour...
An acquired taste.. :}
buzzy110, Feb 23, 6:06pm
Just out of curiosity - have you actually tried this recipe?!!!
ant_sonja, Feb 23, 6:10pm
Growing up we always had a very similar recipe to this - ours also had a little sugar in it, very finely chopped onion and fresh dill - it definitely needs time to chill prior to eating :-)
fisher, Feb 23, 8:27pm
buzzy.... yup for over 45 years... It's a Russian thing... was used as a pudding...
Why...you sound disgusted by it with your exclamation marks ..??
motorbo, May 16, 3:03am
cripes buzzy so critical of everyone else huh