Cucumber Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 medium cucumbers
1/4 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. finely minced onion
2 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Pare 1 cucumber.
Cut both into slices (reserve 6 slices for garnish, refrigerate wrapped).
Pour 1/4 cup buttermilk and 1/2 cucumber slices into blender, beat until smooth, add remaining slices, salt, pepper and onion.
Beat until smooth.
Stir in remaining buttermilk.
Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or very cold.
Serves 6 to 8.
Add garnishes before serving.
(Cut up chives may also serves as garnishes.)