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Sliced Cucumbers

From Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management, 1885

Serves 4

Young onions can be added for extra flavor.

Presented as published in 1885. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Miss Corson's practical American cookery and household management (1885) by Juliet Corson, page 206. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SLICED CUCUMBERS. Peel two or three cucumbers, cut them in thin slices, and let them stand for an hour in very cold salted water ; then drain them, dry them on a towel, and dress them with plenty of oil and vinegar, and a palatable seasoning of salt and cayenne-pepper

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