{"id":5973,"slug":"cucumbers-on-toast","title":"Cucumbers on toast","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["two good sized cucumbers","salted water","buttered toast","a tablespoonful of butter","a tablespoonful of flour","a cup of the water in which the cucumbers were boiled","a teaspoonful of lemon juice","salt","pepper","strips of pimentos"],"ingredients_norm":["sized cucumber","salted water","buttered toast","butter","flour","water in which the cucumbers were boiled","lemon juice","salt","pepper","pimento"],"steps":["Peel and quarter two good sized cucumbers, and soak in salted water for about thirty minutes.","Then boil in slightly salted water until tender, but not soft.","Drain, and place each piece on a round of buttered toast.","Make a sauce by rubbing together a tablespoonful of butter and a tablespoonful of flour, stir in a cup of the water in which the cucumbers were boiled, add a teaspoonful of lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and pour over the cucumbers and toast.","Garnish with strips of pimentos."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w110:8","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"c63830b9711c0478333f0dd3b452ec3d11db278eadac9bc54e3f5788acfe168f","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:47:53Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cucumbers-on-toast"}