Salad oil Peel cucumber and cut lengthwise into 1 cm slices. Pat dry between paper towels; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dip slices in cracker crumb, then in egg, and again in crumbs. Deep fry in hot oil at 390 degrees until delicately browned. Drain on absorbent paper. SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, June, 1974. Typed for you by Nancy Coleman.