Old-style Cucumber and Onion Salad

2 medium cucumbers
2 medium onions
Salt
3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
Freshly ground black pepper.

Peel the cucumbers and slice them thin.

Layer the sliced cucumbers in a shallow dish, sprinkling salt between each layer on top of the final layer.

Refrigerate the salted cucumbers overnight.

In the morning, drain and rinse the cucumber. Allow them to dry on paper towels.

Slice the onions thin. Gently mix the onions and the cucumbers.

Beat together the mayonnaise, the sugar, and the vinegar until the mixture is creamy.

Fold the dressing into the cucumbers and the onions.

Sprinkle with a few grinds of black pepper.

Serve.