On 8/29/2014 10:21 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:52:53 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:43:50 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I often do that too. I grow Sweet Success cucumber. it grows 14
>>> inches long. It's great for making sour cream cucumbers.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> How many people are you feeding with a single cucumber like that?
>
> Making sour cream cucumber salad will use up 4 or 5 (we like the salad
> a lot and it keeps several days in the fridge) I use the cuke for a
> nighttime snack -- fresh-picked cucumbers have a snap, crunch and
> sweetness that store bought don't. We eat what amounts to chopped
> salad -- lots of chopped veggies and little lettuce. I love cucumber
> sandwiches. When I get too many coming in at once I offer them to
> neighbors. I've tried buying cucumbers at the supermarket and they
> really are awful in comparison.
> Janet US
>
Perhaps, you are not selecting cucumbers properly in the stores. They
should be dark green all over and not be noticeably soft. I will agree
that home grown ones are probably better :-)

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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