How To Make Cucumber Sandwiches

My dad grew up with a garden. Not a small patch of summer veggies, but a garden, that was bigger than a lot of the lawns here in Philadelphia. Delicate rows of peas and beans. Monstrous heads of cabbage and cauliflower. Tomatoes. Long, twisting vines of squash, pumpkin and cucumber with bright yellow flowers. The potatoes had a patch all to themselves.

And sweet peas. My Grammy always had sweet peas. 

Needless to say, when you have a garden that big, your summer is ruled by it. Long, sunny days are spent tending the garden, picking produce and putting it up for the winter. The shelves are lined with sweet and dill pickles. The freezer groans with the weight of peas, blueberries, corn and applesauce. And lunches are full of vegetables.  

And so, the cucumber sandwich was born. I've never heard of this sandwich anywhere else. Perhaps my grandparents invented it. Or perhaps their parents or grandparents invented it and so they continued to eat it too. Or maybe it was born out of necessity....you have to do something when the garden is producing cukes out your ears!

Step 1: Spread mayo on bread

Step 2: Layer cukes on bread (Easiest if cukes are sliced lengthwise)

Step 3: You need two layers =)

Step 4: Sprinkle with salt and pepper....

...generously.

Step 5: Top with second piece of bread

Step 6: Eat!