As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968.

Our recent rediscovery of this collection has inspired us to recirculate the recipes in this book, by way of this newspaper, through the communities from which they first came to us.

When we have space, we will share the introduction to the book, written by my grandmother and longtime editor of this newspaper, Rosaleen Dickson.

This week we offer readers a few recipes we hope may inspire a targetted attack of the cucumbers that may be taking over your backyard, the general idea being pick them, chop them, and put them in a jar.

As always, if you recognize a recipe from either your grandparents’ kitchen, or from your own, please write to us. We would love to hear about how these recipes have lived on.