Old-Fashioned Cucumber Salad

Total time: 10 minutes plus 1 hour
   This is my mother's recipe, as made by her mother.... Probably German in origin.

 Ingredients:

• 2 - 3 cucumbers
• 1 tbs salt
• 2 tbs sugar
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 tbs fresh chives, snipped
• 1/2 tsp pepper

 Instructions:

• Peel cucumber and thinly slice, using a box slicer, food processor or mandolin. 
• Put 1/3 of the cukes in a deep bowl, sprinkle 1/3 salt. 
• Repeat twice. 
• Place a small plate or bowl, that will rest directly on the cucumbers, on top. Add a weight of some sort to add pressure to the cukes, and let sit for an hour. 
• Drain, rinse lightly and squeeze dry. 
• Add remaining ingredients, mix well. 
• Serve.  This gets better the next day.