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Colo Cucumber Salad

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

2 cucumbers
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon fresh dill

Preparation

  1. Peel and slice the cucumbers and put them in a glass bowl. Sprinkle them with salt and vinegar. Cover and let stand for 1/2 hour. Pour off the excess liquid. Add the mayonnaise, sour cream, and dill, and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.

The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved. Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.
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