Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and t…

Samuel Johnson
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Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out. ✨ In James Boswell 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' (1785) 5 October 1773
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Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out. ✨ In James Boswell 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' (1785) 5 October 1773

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