Cucumber Cooler

Do you have a ridiculous amount of cucumbers to harvest from your garden? Or did you go a little crazy at the farmers market and now you have a fridge full of cucs? Well I've got just the solution...

cucumber cooler

any amount of cucumbers, peel on, that you have
fresh mint or fresh ginger (or try a combo!)
sugar

roughly chop the cucumbers, put in blender or cuisinart. whiz them up and pour contents into a fine sieve, gently press blended cucs through with spoon. 
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in the meantime, make a simple syrup:

1 part water
2 parts sugar
chopped mint or grated ginger (amount depends on your taste...for 2 c simple syrup, add approx. 1/4 c grated ginger or 1/2 c chopped mint)

combine ingredients in saucepan, let simmer for 5 minutes, remove from heat and steep for about 15-20 min. for a stronger ginger or mint flavor, steep longer (I recommend this...)

the measurements are approx because the amount of simple syrup depends on a couple things:
1. how sweet you want it
2. how many cucs you have

so, make extra and if you have leftovers, just save it to flavor homemade lemonade or iced tea.
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once you have drained the cucs, fill glass with ice, pour cucumber juice over ice, fill glass about 3/4 full with juice, 1/4 with water, add a splash of simple syrup to your liking, stir and enjoy!