This section is from the book "The Table: How To Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It", by Alessandro Filippini. Also available from Amazon: The Table: How To Buy Food, How To Cook It And How To Serve It.
Peel ana slice three large, fine cucumbers ; marinate them with a pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper, a tablespoonful of vinegar, and one sliced onion. Leave them in for one hour ; strain, and put the whole into a saucepan with a pint of Espagn-ole sauce (No. 151). Cook for twenty minutes ; strain through a fine sieve, and use for any garnishing required.
 
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