My Frau discovered this mutant giant with the cantaloupes.
An errant pickle vine found its way off the reservation and produced this monster.
She thinks we should prepare it somehow for a meal. I briefly considered pickling it. Whole.
I’ve nixed both ideas. It's probably tough.
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Hey, hold on a minute, I'm a native of Cleveland!
ReplyDeleteI take it back, just go ahead and let that cuke eat Cleveland.
Unless you mean Cleveland, WI, that is.
You could use that cuke as a vessel for something else on the dinner table...you know, cut it in an interesting way to make a boat for other veggies being served.
I like that idea.
ReplyDeleteWe're entertaining over the holiday weekend.
Maybe I'll hollow it out like a dugout and serve dip or something else from it.
Oversized pickling cukes are great as they are. Use in a cucumber salad. they seem to have less and smaller seeds.
ReplyDeleteYou could put an exploding target on it and shoot it.
ReplyDeleteLet me get this straight.
ReplyDeleteI could serve from it.
I could serve it.
I could blow it up.
How about I shoot it out of the potato cannon?
Actually, I'm picturing it hollowed out, having lovely scalloped edges all the way around and containing a wonderful cucumber dip that I can give you the recipe for, if you want!
ReplyDeleteThen, when you're done eating out of it, you could certainly go ahead and blow it up!
I have a fresh bag of sea salt pita chips with nowhere to go.
ReplyDeletePost the recipe please.
Cucumber Dip (this is normally put into a ring mold & chilled for 6 hours...I'm sure you could just put it into the cuke boat & chill it, or just chill separately & put into the boat when serving)Makes 6 cups, you'll have enough to fill that cuke boat a couple of times!
ReplyDelete1 envelope gelatin
1/2 C. cold water
1/2 tsp. salt
4 C. cottage cheese
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 C. mayonnaise
1 cucumber, pared, seeded & grated
1 green onion, chopped
2/3 C. celery, finely chopped
Soften gelatin in cold water, add salt. Heat & stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved.
Beat cheeses together, add mayo & gelatin.
Stir in cucumber, onion & celery.
Pour into lightly oiled mold, chill for 6 hours.
Enjoy!