Cream of Pickling Cucumbers

• ½ cup butter
• 2 onions, chopped
• 3 shallots, chopped

Heat the butter in a large sauté pan, add the onions and shallots, and cook only a few minutes; add all the cucumbers, season to taste, cover, and cook 15 minutes. Add the chicken broth and cook, uncovered, approximately 40 minutes, until tasty. Puree in the blender until perfectly smooth.

Meanwhile sauté the sliced pickling cucumbers in butter. Add the cider vinegar and remove from the