Never heard of it -- but I want some! 
(Hmm. How about throw in some jalapenos?)
(Hmm. How about throw in some jalapenos?)
Cucumbers, onions and vinegar
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G.T. Smith
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My Grand mother and my Mom used to put sliced cucumbers in fresh cows cream in a little china bowl on the table in the summer for dinner. I know it sounds strange but it sure is good. I haven't talked to very many folks who have done them this way but there are quite a few around these parts that still do. Me for one.
Munch on,
Gordon
Munch on,
Gordon
cucumbers, onions, tomatoes all from the garden, seasoned with a pinch of sea salt and fresh pepper. One of life's little joys.
BearBio
Member
We always had it as a kid. My mom probably got it from my dad's mother=German and a Quaker==a couple of generations from Pennsylvania.. Grandpa was Dutch. He and she had worked as cooks in a lumber camp,
My wife asked me to make some last night with our very first cucumber from our garden. I used red wine vinegar.
I also grow dill weed (well, it went wild two years ago) and I'll chop it up and soak it in the vinegar with a little garlic for a couple of weeks and then make the pickles.
Also, use white or yellow onion with a little chopped ginger and really thin sliced cukes. Add a little sugar.
Another variation is to use red onions.
Or, de-vein and de-seed jalapenos and pickle in the dill vinegar. Can also use carrots or ASPARAGUS! I have people wanting the asparagus recipe all the time.
It's about 5:20=gonna go make some to go with leftover tri-tip tonight!
My wife asked me to make some last night with our very first cucumber from our garden. I used red wine vinegar.
I also grow dill weed (well, it went wild two years ago) and I'll chop it up and soak it in the vinegar with a little garlic for a couple of weeks and then make the pickles.
Also, use white or yellow onion with a little chopped ginger and really thin sliced cukes. Add a little sugar.
Another variation is to use red onions.
Or, de-vein and de-seed jalapenos and pickle in the dill vinegar. Can also use carrots or ASPARAGUS! I have people wanting the asparagus recipe all the time.
It's about 5:20=gonna go make some to go with leftover tri-tip tonight!
Mmmm...Giardiniera in a muffuletta. Now I'm hungry again. Joe
DeathGrip
US Veteran
Von meiner Frau.
Hi you guys, this the worst comp. to type on, I hate my husbands laptop.
but by the way I am from Bavaria and everybody loves my "Gurkensalat" here we go
Cukes (europeans) paper thin sliced, add salt not too much and let stand for 20 min. take the water out, add a lots of Dill, pepper, a little bit of sugar, a little olive oil and red wine vinegar. add heavy cream at the end. taste and add to taste.
Voila there it is
guten appetit servus
Hi you guys, this the worst comp. to type on, I hate my husbands laptop.
but by the way I am from Bavaria and everybody loves my "Gurkensalat" here we go
Cukes (europeans) paper thin sliced, add salt not too much and let stand for 20 min. take the water out, add a lots of Dill, pepper, a little bit of sugar, a little olive oil and red wine vinegar. add heavy cream at the end. taste and add to taste.
Voila there it is
guten appetit servus
enfield
US Veteran
Been eatin' those onions & cukes for weeks down here in SE Tn. We start just as soon as the garden cukes come in.
Armyphotog
Member
My wife is canning sweet pickles as I write this.
Got a bowl in the fridge ..... Been eating them since I was a youngun. One of summers simple pleasures.
Been eating them since I was a youngun. One of summers simple pleasures.
Cukes and onions in vinegar sure hit the spot, they'll cool you off quick when you come in from a hot day (like out on the range).
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...
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.
Over here in WV that was a summer time staple as well!
One of my favorites too
belairdave
Member
Yup, just had cukes & onions with supper tonight... Usually have it with sliced tomatoes on the side every night we eat at home I just love em
Later, Dave
I just love em Later, Dave
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Try cukes, onions, red wine vinegar and tomato with about a 1/2" thick slice of FRESH mozzarella on a saltine cracker. Got my mouth watering just thinking about it. 
I've got to admit the suggestion of soy sauce sounds mighty tempting. Although teriyaki sauce sounds even better.
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I've got to admit the suggestion of soy sauce sounds mighty tempting. Although teriyaki sauce sounds even better.
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Retired LTC USAR
US Veteran
My mother used to make that all the time when. I really enjoyed eating it.
joeintexas
US Veteran
The wife makes it with a mixture of purple onions and vedallia onions with cukes a little sugar and red wine vinegar. Sure is good, I think I may try the jalepeno idea too.
ohiobuckeye
Member
That concoction has been standard fare in our family as far back as I can remember. You mean there's folks that don't have them??...
Mule88
Member
My parents came from tennessee and we had the same thing in our frige as well...good times and good memories.
Gun-runner
Member
Memories from my past!! Didn't likr it as a kid but can't eat it now because the vinegar screws up my stomache!!!
