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.\" Type Codes:
.\"   A  appetizer, snack	B  bread, pasta
.\"   D  desert			L  Beverage		M  main dish
.\"   O  other			S  sauce		SL  salad
.\"   SP  soup			V  vegetable dish
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.\" .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE "RECIPE-ID(<=15 UC char)" "type code" "date"
.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE "CUCUMBER-SOUR" "V" "9/1/97"
.\" .RZ "RECIPE TITLE IN CAPITALS" "One-line description of it"
.RZ "SOUR CREAM CUCUMBERS" "sliced cucumbers with sour cream, vinegar, and sugar"
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A side dish that can be used as a vegetable or as a salad.
It goes well with most main dishs.
.PP
The sour cream can be omitted, to give vinegar cucumbers.
.PP
From NYT, p 422, modified according to IER and JZR.
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.IH "4-6 servings"
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.IG "3 Tbsp" "onions"
or \fIchives\fP, chopped
.IG "2 Tbsp" "cider vinegar"
.IG "2 Tbsp" "granulated sugar"
.IG "1/2 tsp" "salt"
.IG "" "black pepper,"
freshly ground, to taste
.sp
.IG "2" "large cucumbers"
.sp
.IG "1 cup" "sour cream,"
more if needed
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.SK 1
Combine onions and spices in bowl large enough to hold and mix cucumbers and
sour cream.
.SK 2
Peel cucumbers.
Cut into thin slices, smaller than 1/4 inch; this is conveniently done manually
with a hand-held cheese slicer.
Combine in the bowl with onions and spices.
Let stand for 1 hour or longer, until the cucumber slices are wilted.
.SK 3a
For vinegar cucumbers, the recipe ends here.
A portion can be removed for those not wanting sour cream.
.SK 3b
Remove 1/2 of the liquid.
Add the sour cream and mix well.
Adjust flavor and texture to taste,
by adding back portions of the liquid removed or mixing in more sour cream.
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.\" Rating
.SH Rating
.I Difficulty:
easy.
.I Time:
1/2 hour preparation, and 1 hour standing.
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.\" ?
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.\" John Rupley.
.\" .br
.\" Department of Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85711
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.\" rupley@cs.arizona.edu