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              <text>ZUCCHINI AND CUCUMBERS
        IN SOUR CREAM
   2  zucchini, about 8 inches long
   1  cucumber, 8 inches long
  ½  inch boiling water
  ¾  teaspoon salt
  ½  cup chopped green onions
   2  tablespoons butter or margarine
  ½  cup dairy sour cream
  ⅛  teaspoon pepper
      Chopped parsley

   Wash zucchini and cucumber. Cut into
crosswise slices ¼ inch thick. Put zuc-
chini slices in a saucepan with boiling
water and salt. Cover, bring to boiling
point, reduce heat and cook for 10 min-
utes, or until almost tender. Add cucum-
ber slices and cook only until crisp-tender,
about 3 minutes. Drain if necessary.

   In the meantime, saute green onions in
butter. Add to zucchini and cucumber
along with sour cream and pepper. Mix
lightly. Heat, but do not boil. Sprinkle
with chopped parsley. Yields 6 servings.

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# Zucchini and Cucumbers in Sour Cream

## Ingredients

- 2 zucchini, about 8 inches long
- 1 cucumber, 8 inches long
- 1/2 inch boiling water
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- Chopped parsley

## Instructions

1. Wash zucchini and cucumber. Cut into crosswise slices 1/4 inch thick.
2. Put zucchini slices in a saucepan with boiling water and salt. Cover, bring to boiling point, reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes, or until almost tender.
3. Add cucumber slices and cook only until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Drain if necessary.
4. In the meantime, saute green onions in butter.
5. Add to zucchini and cucumber along with sour cream and pepper. Mix lightly.
6. Heat, but do not boil. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

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