Kirby Cucumbers

Growing up, I can remember that one of my favorite salads was, cucumbers with french dressing and that's it! The thought of that now makes my stomach turn. I am so glad that my palate has matured and I no longer eat mayonnaise sandwiches or egg noodles with ketchup. I do still love both ketchup and mayo and often label myself as being "condimental". Also as a kid, and still to this day, I love pickles. Needless to say, vinegar is high on my list as well. I am always making salads with different kinds of vinaigrettes to go with them. I rarely buy bottled salad dressing anymore but go through gallons of olive oil and vinegar in a years time. So after a day of fried clam strips and french fries, a little vinegar to cut through all that grease was just what I needed. When I make a salad and know that I will be the only one eating it, I always add extra vinegar and plenty of garlic. I tend to tone down the more robust flavors of the dressing when I know my husband is going to be having some. My salad was extra tangy tonight and adding some dill to the mix made it taste more like a pickle than a cucumber salad. Long gone are the days of mayo sandwiches and noodles with Heinz but I will never give up a kosher dill or a salad that tastes like one!