Thursday, January 7, 2010

Seeking OLD recipe--Cucumber/Onion/Vinegar鈥?cream---side dish?

My Fiance's Grandma use to make something with these ingrdients but I have no idea what it's called of how to locate it? Hopefully someone knows what this is called or has a good recipe.Seeking OLD recipe--Cucumber/Onion/Vinegar鈥?cream---side dish?
Cucumber Salad





3 medium cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced


1 medium onion, sliced


2 cups water


1/2 teaspoon salt


3/4 cup heavy cream


1/4 cup sugar


1/4 cup vinegar


Chopped fresh parsley





In a bowl, combine cucumbers, onion, water and salt. Let stand for 1 hour; drain and rinse. In a serving bowl, mix cream, sugar and vinegar. Add cucumbers and onion; toss gently. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.








Chive Cucumber Salad





2 large cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced


1/2 cup sour cream


3 tablespoons snipped fresh or dried chives


2 tablespoons vinegar


1 tablespoon water


1 tablespoon chopped green onion


1/4 teaspoon garlic powder


1/4 teaspoon salt


1/8 teaspoon pepper





In a bowl, combine cucumbers, onion, water and salt. Let stand for 1 hour; drain. Combine cucumbers and sour cream. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Stir in remaining ingredients just before serving.Seeking OLD recipe--Cucumber/Onion/Vinegar鈥?cream---side dish?
It's called cucumbers and sour cream. Depending on the size dish you want to make.....I use 4-5 cucumbers sliced thin A couple onions. You put cold water over them and about 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar and about 1 c. salt. Let sit 2 hrs. or overnight covered. Drain real well. I dump them in a colander and let them sit awhile. Put them back in bowl and add a small container of sour cream. Larger container sour cream if you make more. Add salt %26amp; pepper to taste stir it all up put it in the fridg. to cool and wah la.
INGREDIENTS:


2 cups cucumber - peeled,


seeded and shredded


2 tablespoons grated onion


2 (10.75 ounce) cans


condensed cream of celery soup


2 cups cottage cheese


2 cups buttermilk


1 pinch seasoning salt





DIRECTIONS:


1. Grate cucumber and onion, and strain out liquid.


2. In a blender, mix cream of celery soup, buttermilk, cucumber and onion mixture. Blend, add one cup of cottage cheese and blend again.


3. Since the blender may not hold all of the ingredients, pour half of blended mixture into a bowl. Add remaining cottage cheese and blend. Combine all soup into one bowl and stir in seasoning salt. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
CUCUMBER %26amp; VIDALIA ONION SALAD





4 cucumbers


Salt


2 onions (Vidalia), thinly sliced





DRESSING:





1/3 c. sour cream


1/4 c. sugar


1/3 c. white vinegar





Peel cucumbers, slice thin. Toss. Let stand in refrigerator for 1 hour. Rinse and drain. Add onion. Pour dressing over salad and toss. Chill at least 3 hours. I normally let mine sit over night chilling.
Was it a cold dish? If so it was probably peeled and sliced cukes, sweet onions (like Vidalias or maybe purple), splash of vinegar, s%26amp;p, and sour cream... stirred all together, and let chill in the fridge.
First is an updated version I like better. Below that is a more traditional recipe.





Cold Cucumber Salad





3 tablespoons sugar


1/4 cup water


1/2 cup white vinegar


pinch salt


dash chili powder


1/2 tablespoon cilantro ; finely chopped


1 large cucumber ; English perferred - peeled and sliced into chunks or slices


1/2 cup onion ; thinly sliced or cut into a large dice





Mix sugar, water, white vinegar, cilantro, chili powder and salt in medium saucepan. Heat mixture over medium-high heat to boiling and boil until sugar is dissolved; remove from heat and cool. Stir in vinegar.





Pour mixture over cucumber slices. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.


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Cucumber Salad





1-2 cucumbers, thinly sliced


1 small white onion, sliced


1/2 cup white vinegar


1/4 cup water


1/4 cup white sugar


1/2 sour cream





Toss together the cucumbers and onion in a large bowl. Combine the vinegar, water and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and pour over the cucumber and onions. Stir in sour cream and refrigerate until cold.
slice cucumber and onions





toss with a mixture of





2 tablespoons mayo


2 tablespoons sour cream


a dash each of salt and sugar


a splash of vinegar


a pinch of pepper





best if chilled before serving

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