Cool as a cucumber......Recipes here!

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Cool as a cucumber......Recipes here!
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Sat, 07-29-2006 - 11:49am


~~~ Cool as a Cucumber

The hot days of summer are here, and cucumbers are a crisp, fresh summertime favorite. The phrase "cool as a cucumber" is more than just an expression. The interior of a cucumber can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outside temperature! Salads and appetizers are favorite choices, but we also recommend trying cucumbers in sandwiches, soups and even drinks. Don't forget pickles -- over half of the cucumbers grown in the United States are made into pickles.What's your favorite recipe?



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Registered: 04-21-2006
Sun, 07-30-2006 - 8:54pm

Thanks, I forgot my folks would make that one!Yum!

Freezer Cucumbers

This is a old family recipe. My great aunt Hazel has been making these for a very long time. They are just wonderful. My mom uses a little of both.

6-8 cups

20 minutes 10 mins prep

1 cup sugar
1 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons salt
6 cups sliced cucumbers
6 small onions, sliced
1 red pepper (or green bell pepper what ever kind you like)
1 cup celery

Mix and stir the first three ingredients till disolved.

Then mix the rest and add the sugar/vinegar mixture and let rest 10 minites.

Freeze.




Edited 7/30/2006 9:02 pm ET by breezeyone
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 07-31-2006 - 8:33pm

My mom has a

hunk 'o, hunk 'o burnin' heartburn!

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Registered: 04-21-2006
Tue, 08-01-2006 - 2:27am

Too hot to sleep!
we all need a project!!

Fire and Ice Salad

A vegetable salad recipe, with tomatoes and cucumbers.

INGREDIENTS:
4 medium tomatoes, each cut into eight wedges
1 medium green pepper, julienne cut
1 small jalapeno chile pepper, minced
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp mustard seed
1 1/2 tsp celery seed
1 tsp prepared horseradish
1 tsp salt
hot pepper sauce, to taste, optional
2 medium cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced

PREPARATION:
In a large bowl, combine tomatoes, green pepper, jalapeno pepper, and sliced onion;
set aside.
In a saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard and celery seed, horseradish, salt, and hot pepper sauce,
if using; bring to a boil;
boil for 1 minute.

Pour over vegetables.
Let stand until mixture comes to room temperature,
then stir in sliced cucumbers.
Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Drain just before serving.

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