Cucumbers are considered one of the oldest types of vegetables known to mankind. They began to be eaten in ancient India. Cucumbers were grown in the Himalayas. Wild cucumbers can still be found in this area. But, you should not eat them.
Cucumbers were on the tables of Roman and Egyptian rulers
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Even in our country, when cucumbers appeared, they were immediately favored by the tsars. Cooked cucumbers in our country, however, peculiar. The vegetable was salted before serving the sovereign and the elite of society.
Let’s tell you how you can make a delicious salad for the winter from cucumbers.
Ingredients for cucumber winter salad:
- Cucumbers – 2 kg;
- Onions – 3 pcs;
- Garlic – 130 g;
- Dill – 1 bundle;
- Salt – 50 g;
- Sugar – 125 g;
- Vinegar 9% – 70 ml.
Preparation of cucumber winter salad:
Remove the stalks from the cucumbers, rinse thoroughly. Cut cucumbers into rings 5-7 mm thick. Cut onions in half rings, run garlic cloves through a press.
Shinkuem finely dill, mix in one bowl with cucumbers, onions and garlic
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Pour salt and sugar into the mixture, pour vinegar. Stir, cover with a lid.
Leave the cucumbers to marinate for 12 hours in the refrigerator. Sterilize the jars and lids.
After 12 hours, put the cucumbers in the jars, trying to fill without voids.
Pour the juice from the cucumbers into the jars, roll up the lids.
Store such a salad in a cool place. The amount of garlic can not be reduced, as it is a preservative.
