On 7/14/2010 12:07 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> 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.
>
> TIA

I don't worry about it. I mean it's a super-thin layer
so I don't even notice it. I do scrub the cukes under
warm water briefly but that's it. I don't notice the wax
at all. Sometime the skins are thick and I don't care for
that so then I peel them, otherwise not.

Kate

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