Cucumber and onion for Sunday tea …..
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (6267)
United Kingdom
November 5, 2025 5:05pm CST
Some of you may have had this before and some of you may not believe it to be true …..but it is, honestly.
One of the most popular things we had for tea on a Sunday when I was a child was cucumber and onion sandwiches.
Sometimes Mom and I will make it nowadays too.
So. What is it ….?
Simply sliced cucumber and sliced onion in a dish of vinegar….left at least overnight.
To eat , simply get the cucumber and onion out of the vinegar and eat it straight off a plate or use it as a sandwich filling.
It is truly delicious….and a childhood memory.
Have you had this before ?
Would you try it ?
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4 responses
@DaddyEvil (160974)
• United States
3h
I remember mom making and eating that. I don't remember dad eating it, though. And none of us kids would eat it, either. I liked cucumbers sliced fresh and I'd eat slices of sweet onions but I didn't like vinegar. (I don't really like vinegar now, either.)
@Traceyjayne (6267)
• United Kingdom
3h
I have to have vinegar on my fries ….
I wasn’t sure if cucumber and onion would be a thing in America , but obviously it is ….
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@DaddyEvil (160974)
• United States
3h
@Traceyjayne I eat fries with mayo and ketchup mixed together.
I don't know how popular cucumber and onion is here. As veggies, they go over well for most people but I haven't seen/heard of anyone else eating them with vinegar. Mom was the only person I ever saw eating them like that.
@Traceyjayne (6267)
• United Kingdom
3h
@DaddyEvil in my mind I guess I thought that cucumber and onion was something that came from the war years. When food was rationed and you had to invent a lot of meals using the basics. I could be wrong though.
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@xFiacre (14591)
• Ireland
58m
@traceyjayne Sounds alright. Did you have sugar sandwiches? I loved and hated those. And what about panede?
