Instructions: Mix the cucumbers with the salt. Place in a colander and let drain about 45 minutes. Rinse the cucumbers and drain well. Mix with the crab.

Make a dressing of the light soy sauce, rice-wine vinegar, sesame oil and sugar. Toss with the crab and drained cucumbers and serve.

Comments: This is a very delicate and unusual salad. Dont be put off by the salt; it is used to draw water from the cucumbers, then the saltwater is drained off.

This tasty salad makes a most unusual side dish. It is a gift from Mrs. Yasuko Wada, my dear friend of college days. She came to this country to study Christian education at my college, thus our lasting friendship.

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