Old Cucumber Soup

It's very easy to boil old cucumber soup. Soaked it first before I cleaned the skin.


I soaked the red dates too..

Then I cut the old cucumber into 5 pieces..

Then I halved the pieces..

The inside (seeds) had to be removed..

Got ready the chicken..

Cut the red dates into halves..

Put them to boil for about two hours..

The soup..
Very nutritious and tasty too..


Comments

  1. Betty ManousosMay 4, 2013 at 2:04 AM

    i've never made that soup.
    but it looks and sounds soo delicious!

    happy weekend!

    xx

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  2. JeanetteMay 4, 2013 at 2:13 AM

    It looks very tasty! I have never heard of old cucumber soup!

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  3. ReanaclaireMay 4, 2013 at 8:55 AM

    Yes, I love this old melon soup too!! Good to take away heatiness...

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  4. MEcoyMay 4, 2013 at 10:19 AM

    well i haven't yet seen a brown cucumber here!]
    we always have those green ones and i so
    love it

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  5. MEcoyMay 4, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    red dates are some sort of nuts?
    i also don't know nor seen anything
    like that ahaha perhaps our market don't
    have much variety

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  6. MEcoyMay 4, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    where did the chicken skin go?
    i guess that as one of the best part of the chicken haha

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  7. MEcoyMay 4, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    well it sure looks yummy!
    i bet it is creamy too and if it's healthy
    then better have it too

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  8. MEcoyMay 4, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    have a great day and happy blogging wenn
    take care always and god bless you

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  9. munMay 4, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Good morning Wenn,

    I assume you are working in your shop now (Saturday 10.45am). I seldom drink soup but I like to eat the old cucumber including the skin in the old cucumber soup.

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  10. HayleyMay 4, 2013 at 10:48 AM

    I love this! Yummy, healthy and cooling!

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  11. munMay 4, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    Good that you remove the chicken skin. I also remove the chicken skin when I cook. See the chicken skin I removed in this post:

    http://lifeafter38.blogspot.com/2009/10/saving-by-cooking.html

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  12. munMay 4, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    That's a lot of red dates. The soup must be very sweet and tasty! Have a good weekend, Wenn. Take good care.

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  13. eastcoastlifeMay 4, 2013 at 1:00 PM

    I make this often for my family, nutritious and yummy :)

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  14. LifeRamblingsMay 4, 2013 at 3:15 PM

    looks yum. save some for me. :)

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  15. 煒霖May 4, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    It do looks tasty!!! =]

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  16. MeRyMay 4, 2013 at 5:21 PM

    Tasty soup...i love it too.

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  17. Somewhere in SingaporeMay 4, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    Good evening Wenn...

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  18. Somewhere in SingaporeMay 4, 2013 at 7:19 PM

    I never make this soup myself before...

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  19. linaMay 4, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    I cook old cucumber with tempoyak. Heaven. :)

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  20. bluedreamer27May 6, 2013 at 2:26 AM

    I actually like cucumber if it's raw hehe i don't know but i really don't like the mushy cooked cucumber haha

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  21. [SK]May 7, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    oh, i like this soup.. it's very nourishing and can actually cool down your body too i heard.. nice one!! :)

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  22. Small KucingMay 7, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    yes i like this soup too....cooling

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    1. Small KucingMay 7, 2013 at 11:34 AM

      My granny and mom also put the dried soong inside when boil this....maybe the hakka taste la

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  23. Twilight ManMay 9, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    I think I drank this soup no more than 5 times in my whole life. I seldom see this soup at dinner functions and the word Old Cucumber discouraged my attention to order it.

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    1. Twilight ManMay 9, 2013 at 5:37 PM

      If they use the words Healthy Cucumber or Longevity Cucumber in the menus, I will surely order them.

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  24. Twilight ManMay 9, 2013 at 5:39 PM

    I have started cooking simple meals again this year after getting influenced by so many bloggers. I think I will try to make ABC soup tonight and Old Cucumber soup next week.

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