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Mother used to make sweet and sour cucumber salad all the time.  I don’t recall that she needed a recipe, she would just add sugar, vinegar and salt and pepper to a bowl of sliced cucumbers and onions.

IMG_2409The premiere issue of Modern Comfort magazine from the publishers of Taste of Home, featured a recipe similar to what Mother made so I knew I wanted to make it.  The magazine has beautiful photography and so many terrific ideas for brunch, cocktail time, grilling, farmer’s market finds, and tasteful tips for elegant gatherings.  I couldn’t find the exact cucumber recipe in the magazine on the Taste of Home website, but I did find this link for 25 cucumber recipes to make this summer.

Sweet-Tart Cucumber Salad (recipe by Dian Jorgensen)

10 pickling cucumbers or 3 medium cucumbers, thinly sliced

1 TBL plus 1 tsp salt, divided

2 cups of white vinegar

1 cup sugar (you could probably go with less)

1/2 cup lemon juice

3 tsp. celery seed

1 tsp. pepper

2 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced

Place cucumbers in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with 1 TBL salt and toss.  Let stand 30 minutes.  Drain.

In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, celery seed, pepper and remaining salt until blended.  In a large bowl, combine cucumbers and onions.  Pour dressing over cucumber mixture; toss to coat.  Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours before serving.

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