Gus wrote:

I got a prize tomato the other day. Was afraid the squirrel would get it
but it was kind of hidden and it did not get it and I tempted fate and
let it ripen on the vine. I do find a tomato remnant now and then from
the squirrel, but there are still some more forming getting close to
full grown. Hopefully, I will get a few more... Cucumber plant is going
insane. I have three in the fridge and there are a bunch more coming due
soon. Other than salads and slices on sandwiches, I don't know what to
do with them all. I like them as slices for a snack once in a while. I
used to do that at work. Good with some salsa and/or hummus on them.


a really good dressing can be made from them
using the greek yogurt, some garlic and a bit
of mint, salt, olive oil, vinegar or lemon
juice.

take 3/4 of the cucumber, garlic and
yogurt and blend it well. chop the rest
of the cucumber and add that to the blended
sauce.

add any of the remaining items to taste
or leave them out completely. if you use
mint, chop finely, but it doesn't take
much (a pinch is plenty for most people).

good on about anything, commonly used as
gyro sauce, salad dressing, etc.


another way we like them is to mix a
dressing out of plain yogurt and mayonaise
and then use that over sliced cucumbers
and sweet onions. a bit of green pepper is
fine in that too. also a bit of vinegar
and sugar are fine in this.

simple version is to slice them and some
onions and add them to water, sugar and
vinegar (adjust each to suit your own taste).


i've taken all of these and used them as
salad toppings or mixed them together in
various combinations. all of it is pretty
good and keeps in the fridge for a while.

some people call the vinegar/water/sugar
version refrigerator pickles. they keep
long enough that we don't have trouble eating
them all.

what i like about all of these is that
they are good cold and don't need any cooking
to make. good hot weather food.

for some strange reason we have six cucumber
plants. luckily not all of them are producing
or we'd never be able to eat them all. visitors
often go away with extras.


songbird