Mother’s Cucumber Salad

Serves 6

3 to 4 cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced

3 T. salt

2 t. sugar

1/2 t. onion powder

1/4 t. celery seed

1/4 t. pepper

1/4 c. cider vinegar

Optional: 1/2 c. sliced red onion

Place cucumbers in a large bowl; add salt and enough water to cover. Cover and shake to mix salt. Refrigerate several hours to overnight. Drain cucumbers, but do not rinse; return to bowl. Stir together sugar, onion powder, celery seed, pepper and vinegar; mix well. Pour vinegar mixture over top of cucumbers. Add onion, if desired. Cover and shake gently to mix.

Taking a salad to a picnic or potluck? Mix it up in a plastic zipping bag instead of a bowl, seal and set it right in the cooler. No worries about spills or leaks!