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Home » Lifestyle » Grandaddy’s Cucumber Salad

Lifestyle

Grandaddy’s Cucumber Salad

I hope you will go along with me over the next few weeks as I reminisce about my grandparents, their home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and ask for your prayers as I prepare for a few upcoming events. This summer my family has been blessed to have an extended vacation in North Carolina.  It has been nothing short of wonderful. We have played, relaxed, explored and just enjoyed a slower pace of life. Therefore, you will likely see glimmers of our vacay on the blog!

Like… these amazing transferware plates I got at a local thrift store…19 pieces…for $20. Including the platter you will see below. The pattern is called Sunday Morning to top it off!  Yay!

The prayer request is one for peace, time and discernment as I prepare to go to two blogging conferences in the upcoming weeks. I am so excited about these opportunities! I am going to learn, grow and meet some amazing people. I have a lot to get ready for one of the events, so I am prayerful all will get accomplished in the midst of summer break. Any prayers you are willing to say on my behalf are more than welcome! I hope to fill you in more in the near future! And now, about my grandparents…

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Today is my Grandaddy’s birthday. He would be 100 years old if he were still with us. Unfortunately he has been gone for 25 years now. I decided to let you in on a few things that anyone who shared a meal with him would know.

First off he mumbled the same prayer before every single meal. I have no idea what he said, but I loved it. He was a pretty soft spoken man who was kind and funny. His squinty eyes and mischievous smile were priceless.

Second, my Granny had a bowl of cucumber salad on the table for him every single supper I have ever known the man to have.  It was fixed in the same bowl each night.  A shallow dish really.  She would peel and slice cucumbers then bath them in a mixture of red vinegar and water sprinkled with salt and pepper. So simple. Just like him.

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Grandaddy was a skilled carpenter and had a passion for cars. He would drive his little S10 pickup up and down Beach Road. I rode in the back on a bench he built. Seatbelts? He never heard of them. He wore a white t-shirt and khaki slacks like a uniform. I’ll never forget him making fun of the music I liked because, “all they do is say the same thing over and over again.” He was right.

When we would visit North Carolina from Texas we always drove. Twenty Four hours of windshield time that I laid out flat in the back of our van, reading books, coloring and sleeping. No seatbelt again, no movies or Nintendo. We would eat Waffle House for breakfast AND dinner.

We invaded my grandparents tiny bayside home and the fun began. My parents would stay up late at night playing cards, drinking and smoking with my grandparents around the little kitchen table. I grew up under the shadow of that table learning how to shuffle cards, soaking up stories and laughter. I always wanted to be part of the fun, reluctant to go to bed in fear I might miss something. Now I miss the conversations that used to happen. The friends that would stop by and chat with their thick Carolina accents. I miss grandaddy sitting in his recliner with his little dogs up in his lap.

I know he would love that we are here celebrating his life with his favorite part of a meal, missing him and introducing our kids to his quieter, calmer way of life. I wish he could meet them. Soon enough.

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  1. BPS says

    July 8, 2015 at 7:49 AM

    This just makes my day on so many levels. Are you kidding me with that transfer ware? Perfect!!! Love love love.

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      July 8, 2015 at 7:59 AM

      love you friend. This is your kind of place for sure!

      Reply
  2. Joan Moore says

    July 8, 2015 at 8:00 AM

    Loved this! Took me back to times with my “MaMa” and other dear-departed loved ones. Praying for you & your family. JEM

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      July 8, 2015 at 1:47 PM

      Can’t thank you enough Joan. I covet your prayers!

      Reply
  3. nina says

    July 8, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    My granny loves eating them this way!!

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      July 8, 2015 at 1:47 PM

      Me too…and my hubs and kids! thank goodness they are so easy!

      Reply
  4. Penni says

    July 8, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    I really loved this! This is how my mom fixes cucumbers to this day. I grew up in the south, and this is how we would have them!

    Penni

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      July 8, 2015 at 1:46 PM

      thanks Penni – I love that it is a southern tradition. My granddaddy loved his cucumbers!

      Reply
  5. Rosemary says

    July 8, 2015 at 8:22 PM

    What a nice tribute to your granddad. Looks delish.

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      July 9, 2015 at 9:30 AM

      Thanks Rosemary, it is delish!

      Reply
  6. Roxy says

    July 9, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    Hello, Very sweet and made me smile! Enjoy your summer and all those wonderful treasures!
    Blessings, Roxy

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      July 10, 2015 at 7:31 AM

      Thanks Roxy – you too!!!

      Reply
  7. Laurie says

    July 9, 2015 at 8:56 PM

    What an awesome post! I am new to your blog. I recently lost my Mom. I totally get the sitting under the table while the parents and grandparents play cards or dominoes or scrabble…I miss all of them and wish they could see the newest member of our family…my 11 month old grandson..

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      July 10, 2015 at 7:30 AM

      Laurie – thank you for sharing. I am so glad you are here and I understand the deep desire for our lost ones to know and love our new ones. Can’t wait till we all meet up in Heaven!

      Reply
  8. Stephanie @ The Dish BCS says

    July 10, 2015 at 8:45 PM

    I love the simplicity of this recipe. For some reason this brings back fond memories for me but I’m not sure why….Wonder if my grandma made something similar. YUM YUM YUM. 🙂

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      July 11, 2015 at 5:43 PM

      Grandparent stories often do that 🙂

      Reply
  9. theoldone300 says

    December 1, 2015 at 5:36 PM

    We grew up eating them the same way only we used apple cider vinegar. My Dad was a New Englander so I guess this way of eating cukes goes from coast to coast, eh?!

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      December 2, 2015 at 2:46 PM

      That sounds good too… I think people do it like this everywhere, I just like to think my granddaddy’s way was special 🙂 It was to me!

      Reply
  10. Marcia Stansberry says

    November 5, 2018 at 5:58 PM

    I love this! Brought back memories of going to my grandparents homes. And the cucumbers. My momma made them like that too. Think I may have to try. Akin get some.

    Reply

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