MISERIA

This is a recipe for a polish dish called Miseria, which was sent in by Anita Best a few years back when she was an active member of the Veggie Coop. Most of you will know Anita, a well known Newfoundland folk singer who helped Mike coordinate the Veggie Coop for several years.

I used the word cucumbers as the first word instead of the real name because the Website organizes items entries in alphabetical order. To avoid finding this recipe in the M section, I set it up so it would put itself in line with the cucumber recipes. Over-simplified, I know but I didn’t have the time or inclination to open up the cucumber file and re-organize the recipes I set last year. Marilyn, a WOOFER made this recipe twice times last week - the first time as a sample; the second time for the pot luck we had for our farm workers on Friday evening. The first time we didn’t leave it draining over night at room temperature; we finished it in about four hours. The second time, we did everything by the book. It worked out very well both times. Good Luck! Melba Rabinowitz, September, 2009.

Ingredients:
4 medium sized cucumbers, peeled and sliced very thin
1 small to medium sized onion, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon sea salt
2 or 3 ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped or sliced and quartered
3/4 cup sour cream or yogurt
plenty of chopped fresh dill ( or l/2 Tbs of dried dill)

Combine cucubmers, onion and salt in bowl and mix thoroughly. Cover bowl with cheesecloth and leave overnight at room temperature. The next day, drain off all liquid. Chill in refrigerator for several hours. Drain off all remaining liquid, mix in dill and sour cream. Gently toss in tomatoes. Serve as a side dish ( 6 or 10 servings).