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CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Sour Cream Cucumbers

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One of my favorite side dishes from my childhood was cucumbers and onions in a cream sauce. We used to have them at holidays, for sure. Aunt Harriet always had them whenever we would go over for ham dinner on New Year’s Day. And Mom often made them in the summer when the cucumbers started producing. I had the first …

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CHEF JEFF: One Byte At A Time — Refrigerator Cucumber Slices

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Anyone who cans knows that smaller cucumbers make better pickles. It doesn’t matter if you’re making dills, bread and butters or chunky sweet ones. Large cucumbers often tend to be seedy, which makes them unsuitable for every kind of pickle. Sometimes, just a day or two can make the difference between perfect pickling cucumbers and those that are better off being de-seeded and used …

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