Cucumbers

We're attempting to make half-sour pickles and have so far tried the Lebanese cucumbers with rather mushy results. Anyone know where to get pickling cucumbers (and jars) around Sydney? I've trie...

by pistachio peas 2 years ago

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by AMETHYSTENERGY 3 years ago

Can anyone suggest the very simple easy recipe for a (European?) dish (not sure what it is called) that my Mother used to prepare...all I can recall is that it was served chilled, and basically con...

Anyone have an amazing pickle recipe? Specifically looking for something that tastes like any of Grillo's flavors. TIA!

by TJFRANCE 2 years ago

Hello all ! Go hop! A small share of my harvest yesterday! The first mirabelles I managed to pick! It is a fruit of the size of a big cherry. Gold color with often a pink / orange face. It is del...

I've been moderately successful growing cucumbers on my 5th floor balcony in the past, but this year my attempts at hand pollination (with a little make-up brush) are apparently falling short, beca...

by Scott_R 4 years ago

Found a cucumber in my patch that had escaped my notice and is now about 18" long. What to do with it? I'm thinking something along the pickling/preserving route. Are there any recipes particula...

Anyone know where to buy Pickling Cucumbers in the South Houston area. I've heard they aren't the same as regular cucumbers. Have a great spicy pickle recipe I am trying to make! Thanks

by coll 8 years ago

Never knew about these before (only started loving cucumbers in general the last few years). My local store had them on sale, 3 for $1, and I liked the look of them. Perfect size, cucs are usually...

by Tehama 4 years ago

Hi all! Last weekend I had the most delightful cocktail I'd love to replicate. It was gin based and the 'mix' was tiny diced cucumbers, some jalapeños (not over-laden with jalapeños) and I am gu...

by AmyH 4 years ago

I have a recurring problem with cucumber beetles. My plants look great but then the cucumber beetles cut the stems and they slowly die. I've heard that if I don't plant cucumbers for a couple of ye...

I'm going to try my hand at some bread & butter pickles today. I've made pickles before and generally what I do is slice kirby cukes into long thin spears and shove them all (along with one thin sl...

by tcamp 4 years ago

If it were a zucchini, I'd shred, squeeze out moisture and freeze for baking, fritters, etc. but what do I do with a couple of huge cukes that were hiding from me?

by edgarallanho 5 years ago

Has anybody done this before? What's the science behind rubbing it? Could you just rub it on anything?

Any hidden gems for sourcing a mess o'cukes for pickling in the next week or so?

I have been getting a lot of summer squash and cucumbers from my csa. Unfortunately, they seem to be getting soft, getting these little spots of goo, and going bad within a few days. I am getting d...

I have mine in containers and have lots of male flowers blooming but none of the female flowers. They dry up before they even open? It's very hot and humid so I'm watering twice a day now. Any id...

by iheartcooking 5 years ago

Has anyone ever seen those little cucumbers they use to make baby pickles like gherkins or cornichons or plain baby dolls? The ones that are about to size of a pinkie? I'm starting to think I'll ...

I Love Cucumbers! Apparently a little too much as I currently have 15 cucumber plants growing in various gardens around my house. You never know how many seeds will take. Last year, with only tw...