cucumbers

As cool as cucumbers: Give them enough heat and moisture and they’ll reward you, says Monty Don

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This has been a good year for cucumbers and gherkins (essentially a warty-skinned, small cucumber ideally suited to pickling) – but then most years are for me. I claim no expertise or special skill because cucumbers are reliably easy to grow as long as you give them the conditions they love, and that almost invariably … Read more

Why you should MILK your cucumbers before eating them

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Say what? Viral video reveals why you should be MILKING your cucumbers before eating them Cucumbers contain a compound called cucurbitacin, which causes a bitter taste, usually at the ends or close to the skin TikTok user Basically Perkfect’s video about removing the bitter taste has been viewed a million times Chop off one end … Read more