Fri 28 Dec 2007
Ok, since you guys were so great coming up with ideas for lettuce last month, here’s a related one: cucumber.
Like with the lettuce, we don’t eat enough salad to get through a whole cucumber before it goes mushy and horrible - we find it pretty hard to even get through a half-cucumber unless we’re on an utter salad binge.
So once we’ve eaten our fill of it, what else can we do with it? There is the cliche cucumber-on-eye thing I guess and I have a suspicion you can use them in face masks - but any more concrete ideas?
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missburrows
December 26th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
You can make cucumber flavored water, like the fancy spas do. Just add sliced cucumbers to a large pitcher of ice water.
Cream cheese/cucumber sandwiches are yummy too.
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hollypop
May 11th, 2008 at 12:30 am
yes! cucumber/cream cheese sandwiches are the best! i like adding celery seeds to them :]
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Bobbie
December 28th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
The obvious thing is to make pickles. If that is too much effort then slice the cucumber and add to vinegar/sugar solution to get refrigerator pickles. Also many recipes exist for cooked cucumbers, just google :)
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anon
December 28th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Tzatziki! Grate cucumber and mix with yogurt, lemon juice and dill. Very yummy.
Wikipedia has more info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzatziki
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tashish
December 29th, 2007 at 5:09 am
YOu can use them in slices on your eyes before a big day to wake you up and shrink any puffyness
you can also enjoy a nice foot amssage after that day and were them again on your eye to relax
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geslepen
January 1st, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Cucumber salad is freaking delicious. Slice up your cucumber, add the vinegar of your choosing, onions, salt and pepper and then you’re done.
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Austin Matson
January 2nd, 2008 at 12:50 am
Eat them Duh!!!! They Are Delicious!
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Elouise
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
A slice of cool cucumber really is the perfect balm for eyes that have been crying. Should one ever find oneself with eyes puffy from crying, cucumbers will help reduce them to normal size and reduce the irritation caused by tears.
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yogahz
January 2nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Use them on a sandwich to add crunch!
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Arno
January 5th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Easy!Get a few Giant African Landsnails…..very good for other left over fruits and vegetables too :)
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Teanah
January 7th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Compost them if they are too far gone for eating.
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reducinator
January 15th, 2008 at 8:59 am
I agree with Austin, JUST EAT them.
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franyjayne
January 17th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Give them to your fish (if you have them!). Mine love it and can often be found getting a “lift” round the tank chewing on the chunks!
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Spaggie
April 15th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I use extra cukes to make tomatoe and cucumber sandwiches.
Make cucumber pork soup. Use chicken stock/broth. Add diced pork and seasonings (we like just salt & pepper). Just before serving, add VERY thinly sliced pieces of peeled cucumber that have had the seeds removed. Serve immediately! Delish!
Keep your leftover pickle juice and add slices of cukes to it to make more pickles!
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