Cucumbers in Cold Sauce

A simple and cool summertime salad.

Ingredients:

6 small cucumbers

2T chopped garlic

8 strips green-bean sheet jelly (available in Chinese specialty shops)

Flavoring:

1T sesame oil (for those who like hot and spicy flavors, hot pepper oil may be added to taste)

1T vinegar

Pickling Ingredients:

3t salt

3T sugar

Procedure:

1. Wash the cucumbers, dry them and slice into thin sections.

2. Mix the cucumbers, garlic and pickling ingredients together in a bowl, cover with cellophane and place in the refrigerator for one hour.

3. Slice the green-bean sheet jelly into strips and stir them in with the pickled cucumbers. Pour the flavorings on top and it's ready to serve.

(Peter Eberly)