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Cucumber Slices Provencal
1 lg. English or burpless cucumber, chilled
1/3 cup sun-dried tomato spread
3 Tbsp. crumbled chèvre (goat) cheese
Make lines or indentations lengthwise down cucumber at 1/4" intervals, using vegetable peeler or tines of fork. Cut cucumber into 32 slices, 1/2" each. Place on paper towels to drain.
Spread each slice with about 1 teaspoon tomato spread. Sprinkle each with about
1/2 teaspoon cheese.
Serve immediately, or refrigerate up to 1 hour. Top each slice with basil leaf just before serving.
"All I ask of food is that it doesn't harm me."
Michael Palin
Crisco, introduced in 1911, was the first solid hydrogenated vegetable shortening. Initially it was not a huge success - women were even reluctant to accept 1½ pound cans of Crisco as free samples! Many of the early users of Crisco were Orthodox Jews, since it contained neither lard or butter (meat & dairy) it could be used at any meal without violating kosher dietary laws. Commercial success for Crisco came during the First World War due to shortages of lard.
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