Cucumbers, onions and vinegar

Crabtree · Jul 25, 2011

In the summer my dad always kept a bowl of sliced onions and sliced garden cucumbers in a water and vinegar mix sittin in the fridge. I fixed a bowl a few weeks ago and my wife hadn't heard of this. I always thought is was kind of a normal thing to have around. My grandparents made it and since we also had it at home I guess that made it a global dish in my mind...

good memories.

Anybody else do this? I remember he would add ice cubes if it was right from the garden to cool it quick and have it ready in time for the supper table. Cold and crunchy. It's been a nice treat the last week or two and just fixed up another batch.

Rule 303 · Jul 25, 2011

I put fresh tomatoes cut up in mine too.
I love garden vegtables in the summer.

Rule 303

gizamo · Jul 25, 2011

Mix in a little olive oil and salt & pepper. Always the starter course in my Italian Grandmothers table in the hot months.

ditrina · Jul 25, 2011

Onions.. Cukes..Vinagar.. a bit of salt.. and a spkinkle of dill,,... YUM!!

35Rem · Jul 25, 2011

we had green bell peppers available as well, so they were "in the mix"

Dennis The B · Jul 25, 2011

That's one of...

...my wife's and mine favorites.

We use white vinegar, and add just a little sugar to the mix. They sure taste good.

I've been eating those since I was old enough to remember. My grandmother got me started on them.

rock doc · Jul 25, 2011

yep with all of the above, and then add some lettuce.

Iggy · Jul 25, 2011

We use to have them on occasion.

My wife makes a concoction with red onions, cucumbers, miracle whip, white vineagar, sugar, and a little bit of dill weed.

I have a hard time not eating the whole bowl full at a time. She doesn't like the stuff and makes it under protest. She only makes it once in a while and just cuz she woves me...

It does however, help me in those times when I want some solitude. She gives me a lot of space after I have consumed a bunch of them goodies.

mkk41 · Jul 25, 2011

Hold the onions!

Bib · Jul 25, 2011

Yep...cukes, onion and vinegar......and ice cubes too. Another is cukes, onions and sour cream.....just had some a little while ago with my dinner.

Ogandydancer · Jul 25, 2011

Used to go to church with a girl that wouild whip up a bowl of cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes and dump a bottle of Italian salad dressing in it for our fellowship meals after our monthly singings. Her husband said nobody would eat that mess but I love it.

Old 44 Guy · Jul 25, 2011

Oh Yeah; I remember my mother fixing cukes & onions. Then when I married Eleanor she fixed them the ame way. Delicious.

feralmerril · Jul 25, 2011

My dad craved it all the time. Belive he put sour cream on his. My aunt makes a good version of it when I get home, but I never asked her recipi. My wife never had it untill we went home and aunt made some, my wife went wild over it.

RonJ · Jul 25, 2011

My wife has been serving cucumbers that way for the last 40 years.
Sometimes, in lieu of a salad, we'll just slice cucumbers and tomatos and pour a light Italian dressing over them.

spricks · Jul 25, 2011

Yep, a seasonal thing here too! I pick 5 gal buckets at a time....gotta love my fridge pickels. Love the gardens.

CAJUNLAWYER · Jul 25, 2011

Heck yea!!!!!!!!!! Been doing it all my life. I like to add Creole Tomatoes to the mis as well. Anither good one is beets and onions in vinegar-pretty tasty

Crabtree · Jul 25, 2011

Wow...good to know I'm not alone!

Please allow me to "officialize" the thread...

The peach was on the counter and adds a bit of color.

wheelgun28 · Jul 25, 2011

I never realized this was popular, being of German decent we always had "gurkensalat".

Our way was, is, thin sliced cucumbers, thin as can be (we use that metal slicer thing that grates on the other side what do you call it?) Then just white vinegar, water, ground pepper and some salt onions are optional ( I like some). Let it marinate overnight

We were supposed to make some yesterday, but somehow we forgot....

ditrina · Jul 25, 2011

wheelgun28 said:
I never realized this was popular, being of German decent we always had "gurkensalat".

Our way was, is, thin sliced cucumbers, thin as can be (we use that metal slicer thing that grates on the other side what do you call it?) Then just white vinegar, water, ground pepper and some salt onions are optional ( I like some). Let it marinate overnight

We were supposed to make some yesterday, but somehow we forgot....

And THAT's where my wife got the recipe..

"being of German decent we always had "gurkensalat"

From Grossmutter Ingeborg recipe"

ohiococonut · Jul 25, 2011

If you want to make that south pacific style just add Kikoman soy sauce to it. Gives it a little more flavor

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