German Style Cucumber Salad

2 cucumbers
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon mustard
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon fresh dill (optional)

Pell the cucumbers and slice them paper thin. Sprinkle with salt and place in a colander for ½ hour. Wash off the salt with cold water and press to extract remaining liquid. Mix the mayonnaise and mustard and add to the cucumbers. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt to taste, add fresh dill, if using. Mix well. Chill.