James wrote:

Other than cucumber sandwich and pickle how else can I use up a lot of
cucumber without too much work?

How about an easy-to-make Korean cold cucumber soup, oi naeng guk?
("oi" means "cucumber, "naeng" means "cold", and "guk" means "soup").
Here is a nice video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm4A46PpHlo.

Victor