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Fried Cucumbers

Peel two large fresh cucumbers, then cut them crosswise in one-inch pieces, and cut each piece in quarters. Remove the spongy part and seeds, place in one quart cold water with a teaspoon salt and let soak for thirty minutes. Drain and place in a small saucepan with a half ounce butter, two gills water, a teaspoon powdered sugar, two saltspoons salt, a tablespoon vinegar, half a saltspoon cayenne and one white onion cut in quarters. Cover pan and let cook for fifteen minutes. Drain, roll in a frying batter, then drop in boiling fat and fry for ten minutes, remove, drain on a cloth, dredge a teaspoon salt over them, dress on a cloth with folded napkin, and serve with one gill hot tomato sauce separately.