Comments | poor_skills: Cheap recipe!!!!! (try only if you like pickles)

jennyjade in poor_skills

Cheap recipe!!!!! (try only if you like pickles)

Jun 11, 2007 08:14

I am brand-new to this community and i hope you try my...

Cucumber Salad
Cucumbers (one or as many as you'd like)
dried dill (the most expensive ingredient- will run you about $3-$4 for a tiny jar that will last you at least 2 years if you aren't using it every day in greek omlettes...more on that later)
1 part white vinegar
2-3 parts water
pinch of ( Read more... )

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Comments 16

manuka June 11 2007, 13:13:34 UTC

I'd prefer fresh dill. That you can grow in a pot :)

jennyjade June 11 2007, 13:43:56 UTC

Well ya see- I have a black thumb. I've had a Jade plant for about a month and it hasn't died yet...so i may try growing herbs soon. Again. Last year I picked up 2 small potted basil plants from the grocery store (you know- the kind you find for like $2 next to the overpriced tomatoes). I watered them adequately-maybe too adequately! I don't know. But they died within the week. I salvaged enough to make pesto for two people.
So for those of us who are horticulturaly inept- The dried dill works perfectly well. Tea leaves are dry and they make a tasty beverage- so why not dry herbs to flavor a dressing.
(the absence of commas as well as a questionmark are due to frugality. My keyboard is as broke as i am!)

manuka June 11 2007, 13:55:41 UTC

A lot of grocery stores sell cut fresh herbs - they're not cheap, but for stuff that doesn't involve a cooking process to get the flavor out, it tastes SO much better (and they're better for you!)

manuka June 11 2007, 13:56:19 UTC

BTW, a new keyboard runs about 5 bucks. Odds are, you've just got something stuck under the key, though.

mi_nion June 11 2007, 14:10:55 UTC

I slice cucumber into and old pickle jar that still has the juice remaining. After a few days you get fresh batch of pickles. This works great for me as I only eat pickles occasionally. I just save the juice in the fridge until I want pickles.

lickintoadz June 11 2007, 14:24:27 UTC

Mmmmmm! My grandpa used to make this all the time when I was a kid. He'd toss in a sliced onion too. =)

crushdmb June 11 2007, 18:55:33 UTC

yeah my dad always put onions in his :)

psychopeg June 11 2007, 14:39:42 UTC

Hey, OT, but I have a spare keyboard that's perfectly functional but not ergonomic like the one my parents recently gave me... if you'd like it, I'd be happy to mail it to you, just to know that it's going to a good home. :)

Totally OT... thrashbluegrass June 11 2007, 16:52:24 UTC

...but that is the rockinest icon ever.