"Pete C." > wrote in message
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> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
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>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> > How do you effectively remove the was coating applied to regular
>> > cucumbers?
>> >
>> > I usually buy English cucumbers when I want to use them with the skin
>> > on, and usually peel regular cucumbers because of the wax. It would be
>> > nice to use them with the skin if I could get all the waxs off.
>>
>> A lot of cukes have very bitter skin. Baking soda and lemon juice in
>> warm
>> water and a vegetable brush is the only way I know to get the wax off. I
>> suppose a quick dunk in boiling water could possibly do the job but I've
>> never tried it.
>>
>> Paul
>
> Why on earth would you use backing soda (base) and lemon juice (acid)?
> They're just going to cancel each other out. The only effect you may
> have left is a little abrasiveness. I think scrubbing with a
> scothchbrite scrubber sponge would accomplish the same thing.

Seems to work well with apples. The scrubber pad would tear the skin I
would think.

Paul