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Cucumber Mistake
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Cursed_Fig lemmy.world Cursed_Fig@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-11
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Basically a gin sour.

  • 2 parts gin
  • 1 part lemon juice
  • 1 part cucumber simple syrup that I made using powdered sugar instead of normal sugar because that's what I had laying around
  • mint garnish

A summery drink to celebrate another summer conquered (desertposting).
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tacosanonymous lemmy.blahaj.zone tacosanonymous@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-07-31
#2 · Quote Reply

Did it feel funny?
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Onomatopoeia lemmy.cafe Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
Joined: 2025-01-02
#3 · Quote Reply

Looks tasty!
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MaybeSushi sopuli.xyz MaybeSushi@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-05-07
#4 · Quote Reply

Looks refreshing!

How do you do the cucumber syrup? Just blending everything?
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Cursed_Fig lemmy.world Cursed_Fig@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-11
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MaybeSushi wrote:
Looks refreshing! How do you do the cucumber syrup? Just blending everything?

I made simple syrup, then while it was warm I added a (scrubbed and rinsed) cucumber which had gone through the food processor. Threw it in the fridge for half a day, then I pressed the slurry through a cheesecloth. It's a lovely color.
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Cursed_Fig lemmy.world Cursed_Fig@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-11
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Onomatopoeia wrote:
Looks tasty!

It was mediocre! Kinda has a corn-syrupy sort of flavor.
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Cursed_Fig lemmy.world Cursed_Fig@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-11
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Cursed_Fig wrote:
I made simple syrup, then while it was warm I added a (scrubbed and rinsed) cucumber which had gone through the food processor. Threw it in the fridge for half a day, then I pressed the slurry through a cheesecloth. It's a lovely color.

I'm going to try this next time:
https://mysyruparchive.com/cucumber-simple-syrup/#recipe
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RBWells Moderator RBWells@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
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Cursed_Fig wrote:
It was mediocre! Kinda has a corn-syrupy sort of flavor.

https://imbibemagazine.com/cucumber-cocktails/

Maybe here you can find something better to do with it.
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MaybeSushi sopuli.xyz MaybeSushi@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-05-07
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Cursed_Fig wrote:
I made simple syrup, then while it was warm I added a (scrubbed and rinsed) cucumber which had gone through the food processor. Threw it in the fridge for half a day, then I pressed the slurry through a cheesecloth. It's a lovely color.

Great, thank you!
The color looks amazing
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