tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17613825.post2753913174420584449..comments2008-05-25T09:33:07.731+01:00Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896235681242722952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17613825.post-24374511261840367852008-05-25T09:33:00.000+01:002008-05-25T09:33:00.000+01:00Zylo - I suspect a surfeit of salt. You really don't need *that* much to push the water out of the cucumber - try using less than you are doing, use a weight on top of your cucumbers and report back!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896235681242722952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17613825.post-82788790613496509562007-12-09T13:56:00.000Z2007-12-09T13:56:00.000ZNow this looks good, although Polish, reminds me of the cucumber -heavy Greek salads. Will be trying this one out!Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17613825.post-41255751281971080862007-12-07T18:41:00.000Z2007-12-07T18:41:00.000ZOkay, let's talk about the cucumbers here. My grandmother has a recipe like this that she makes beautifully, but I can never get close to. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but my cucumbers always end up so salty that I can't eat them, even if I rinse them off. Too much salt? Not enough pressure? What?!Zylohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15156265402774862819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17613825.post-36908782409300879302007-12-05T20:54:00.000Z2007-12-05T20:54:00.000ZMy Grandma, who was Polish, used to make a salad very much like this (although she used sour cream, not creme freche, and green onions instead of shallots). Thank you for the memories!Lancelotnoreply@blogger.com