Sunday, August 31, 2008

recipe

Does anyone read this? I haven't updated in about 30,000 years. I'm back in school now so expect more posts. I'm a huge homework procrastinator.

I recently fell into some garden-grown cucumbers. Not wanting to waste their sure-to-be deliciousness I channeled my ancestral traditions of gardening and canning and summoned this recipe. It's easy and it makes your brain sweat.
  • Wash and peel (to whatever extent you like the skins) however many cucumbers you have.
  • Slice them into a bowl--sprinkle every layer with salt.
  • Let set 1/2 hour (I put mine in the fridge).
  • Rinse with water--leave some in the bowl...like 10 percent.
  • Pour in 50/50 mixture of white vinegar and water--enough to submerse cucumber slices.
  • Optional--Slice in some white onions.
  • Sprinkle in some black pepper.
  • Sprinkle in some dill.
  • Store in jar in refrigerator.
Obviously there's room for customization and there's probably a million variations to this recipe (let me know if you have any in the comments) but if you've got some cucumbers and you like salt and vinegar chips you should try these.

3 comments:

Megan said...

Optional (but not really): Capers

Kate said...

I subscribe, so yes.

Slice thinly, salt in the same fashion, add sesame seeds, rice wine vinegar (un-seasoned) and sesame oil. Treat in the fridge the same way. Serve with sushi

Michael said...

ooh, good ideas--thanks!