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From: Gary
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 12:46 PM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Creamy cucumber salad
Back in the 80's and 90's the Luby's restaurant in San Antonio, Texas served
a cucumber salad that had a lightly sweet creamy dressing. I would like to
find out how to make the dressing. Thanks!
Hello Gary,
The only "cucumber salad" recipe with any direct attribution to Luby's is a
salad of marinated cucumbers, peppers, and onions with a vinegar and oil
dressing. It was printed in a newspaper and credited to Luby's,
but the dressing is not creamy. See: Luby's Cucumbers With
Vinegar and Oil
If you search for "Luby's Creamy Cucumber Salad", the below recipe comes up
in Pinterest as a Luby's recipe. It's creamy, but not sweet.
These are all that I can find. I'll post this.
Phaed
Creamy Cucumber Salad
1 large seedless (European) cucumber
3/4 tsp kosher salt, divided
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tbs snipped fresh chives
1 tbs snipped fresh dill weed*
1 tbs champagne or white wine vinegar
1/4 tsp black pepper
*1/4 tsp of dried dill may be subbed for the fresh. If you prefer, omit the
dill and use 2 tbs snipped fresh chives.
Slice cucumbers about 1/8-inch thick. Place them in a colander or fine mesh
strainer over a bowl and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp of the salt. Using your
hands, mix them well so the salt gets distributed. Let them sit for 1 hour.
Using paper towels, place cucumber slices in single rows across. Place more
paper towels on top of the slices. Press to absorb water. You need to get
them as dry as you can so the dressing will stick to the cucumbers. Dry the
bowl that was under the cucumbers and place dried cucumber slices in it.
In a separate bowl, mix the sour cream, vinegar, dill, chives, pepper and
remaining salt. Mix well and pour over cucumber slices, mixing well to coat.
This is best served as soon as you make it, but it can be kept for up to 24
hours in the fridge (although some remaining water may seep out of the
cucumbers, but it doesn't affect the taste).
Serves 4-6 as a side.
Hi thanks so much for response. I thought the creamy cucumber salad at Luby's was likely a local dish.
I've had the other too but really enjoyed the one I inquired about. Don't know whether they had used
something like vanilla yogurt or whipped topping or what. At any rate I can't duplicate it but sure
wish I could. Thanks again!!
From: nat
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:47 AM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Sweet Noodles
Hello Uncle Phaedrus,
Found your website looking up "lumpydick". I was reading a book called "the little white indian boy",
and he said "it sure was better than lumpydick", and I thought, what the heck is that?
His parents were mormon, and western pioneers, so that explains a lot.
What I am looking for is a "sweet noodle" recipe that my grandmother made every holiday. She was aprox. 72
when she died in 1962 and barely 4ft.10in.
Her parents came from germany in the 1800's and settled in the findlay area of northwest ohio on a farm.
My mother tried several recipes but nothing came close to grandmas. The noodles were hand made with a hand
full of this and a hand full of that. Although my mom and aunts were with her in the kitchen when she made them,
no one new how she made them. There always was a lot of "talking", going on when the four of them were in the
kitchen together. I was 4 or 5 at the time. My mother did say, she did not remember grandma frying them in
brown sugar, she would have remembered that. The noodles were served in a bowl and nothing was added afterwards
or topped with anything.
I did check your frequently asked items and did not find this.
Thank you for your time and effort,
Nat
Hello Nat,
Your information about the dish is rather sparse. It would be helpful to know if your grandmother had any name
for this other than just “sweet noodles.”
A search for “sweet noodles” almost invariably leads me to “noodle kugel”, a Jewish sweet noodle pudding.
See these recipes:
Noodle Kugel
My Family's Noodle Kugel
There is also a “sweet noodle” recipe below that might be close.
Need more information to do better, but I’ll post this on the site.
Phaed
Easy Sweet Noodles
1/2 lb. med. egg noodles
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/3 c. melted butter
Boil the noodles until done and drain well. Combine sugar, walnuts and cinnamon.
Toss the noodles with melted butter and let each person add and blend in the sugar mixture.
Makes 4 servings.
From: Angie
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 10:58 PM
To: Phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Cheese Recipes
Hello,
This is going to be a challenge finding this one bc I was sooooo young but I will best describe as best as I can…..
I remember my mom ever single Wednesday would take us to The Magic Pan at Sherway Gardens and my sister's and I
were obsessed with ordering the cheese and bread appetizer platter. The cheese was a light orange silky texture
(almost tastes like imperial cheese) I absolutely LOVE it. My sister is a chef and know matter how many times we
try to duplicate…..it is not the cheese that we had at the Magic Pan….
HELP
Much Thanks
Angie
Sorry, I cannot find anything about the Magic Pan cheese and bread appetizer platter. The cheese used may have been
different at different MP’s. The only information I have been able to find about MP cheese is here: 6-19-2015
Phaed
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