response to "Another Cuke and I'll Puke"

Cucumber facial
Wash, dry and coarsely grate 1 average sized cucumber using the large holes on a box grater. Wrap your hair in a towel, and cover your favorite lounge chair with a towel. Lay back, and cover your face with cool dewy cucumber. Relax for 30 minutes then remove and discard cucumber. Rinse your glowing face with cool water. Another one gone....

Cucumber Ade
1 cucumber
4 C water
1/2 - 1 C sugar
2/3 C lime juice (optional)
ice cubes for serving

Grate a cucumber into a colander set over a bowl. Let drain a few minutes then press the cucumber with spoon to extract more juice. Alternately, line the colander with cheesecloth or a flour sack type towel beforehand. Gather up the cloth around the grated cuke and squeeze to extract the juice. Pour into a pitcher with remaining ingredients. Stir until sugar dissolves, serve over ice.

Cucumber water
2 quarts water
1 cucumber, sliced (seeded and peeled if large)
ice for serving

In the morning, add cucumber slices to a pitcher. Add water, and place the pitcher in the refrigerator. You will have a lovely refreshing beverage upon your return from work.

If you like, remove the cucumbers. Thread a few cucumber slices on a bamboo skewer to float in the pitcher for an elegant presentation.

Cucumber Cream Salad from Good Housekeeping Cookbook 1963

Try this. Seriously. It's cool, creamy, and very different. It fully respects the cucumber as a fruit.

1 3 oz package of lemon gelatin (or equivalent agar, sugar and lemon zest)
1 t salt
1 C hot water
1-2 T vinegar
1 t grated onion
1 C sour cream (or yogurt)
1/4 C mayonnaise, plus garnish (optional)
1 C drained, finely chopped cucumber
Salad greens

Early in day: Dissolve gelatin and salt in water. Add vinegar, onion. Refrigerate until syrupy, then beat in sour cream, mayonnaise and cucumbers. Pour into 6 individual molds. Refrigerate until firm. Unmold on salad greens; top with mayonnaise. Makes 6 servings.