Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Any brilliant inspired recipes for all my cucumbers? I'm tired of tzatziki & pickles, lol. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Cream of cucumber soup. Just blend up skinned cucumbers in the blender, and season. Tomato and cucumber salad is really good with a nice dressing to marinate it in. cucumber boats stuffed with????? Lots of possibilities. Blessings & Namaste! -Angel Any brilliant inspired recipes for all my cucumbers? I'm tired of tzatziki & pickles, lol. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 > Any brilliant inspired recipes for all my cucumbers? I'm tired of tzatziki & pickles, lol. Beth Still got those cukes, eh? *lol* Well, our uses for them are limited - sliced in sandwiches with other 'salad' ingredients, in salads, pickles, and as accompaniments, in various guises, with spicy foods incl. curries. But here goes: Don't forget using them in gado gado - not just a salad ;=) - that spicy peanut sauce changes the whole idea of what a cucumber is. Also a cucumber raita goes well as a 'side dish' wish any curries, and you can make wonderful cucumber drinks. I have also had an Iranian dish which is sweetish and eaten as a snack from a bowl with a spoon - finely chopped cucumbers, finely chopped mint, a little sugar syrup and lots of ice cubes - cooling on a blistering day. Cold soups you know about. There's also a blended Indian dish - diced *cooked* cukes pureed with ground mustard seeds, dried chilies, hing, tamarind, etc.- as a side dish or over rice - but it won't keep long of course. Back to the pickles! I was also intrigued by the suggestion that you could make skin creams and lotions from cucumbers - I'd be begging for that recipe if I had a surplus of cukes right now ;=) Best, Pat ;=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 MMMM just like grandpa used to make them (true!) ;-) Greetings from Denmark, Pernille -------------------------- Danish Cucumber Salad 2 small cucumbers sliced thin 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 1 cup white vinegar 1/4 teaspoon white pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt Slice cucumbers thin. Mix water, sugar, vinegar, white pepper and salt until sugar is dissolved. Add cucumbers. Refrigerate 4 to 6 hours. Serves 6 to 8. ===== " They throw the best damn parties at the rim of hell " " What are you afraid of? It's only rock and roll... " LPW/ _________ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 are you planting cukes in the same place, or rotating? try planting radishes in between the cukes... castor plants are suppose t owork as well, i'd just be wary of the kid... next year, when you plant the cukes, the mulch the heck out of em...really thick and deep..suppose to deter the larvae then plant radishes and nasturtiums in between em i've never had cucumber beetles in the garden before this year.. but..for some reason, tthey just hanf out in the corn (????!!!) fraggle >earthstrm <earthstorm >Aug 4, 2006 6:12 AM > > Re: Dinner > >Hi Jo > >Oops! Sorry! > >If you lived closer I would be happy to share! > >My cucumber beetles are back again this year and they are slowly >taking out my cukes. > >But other than that all is doing pretty well back there. > >BB >Nikki > " NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the current President. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Hi Fraggle, Every year I rotate just about all of the plants with the cucumbers constantly moving. And I always plant radishes in between them and in front of them too throughout the season. I even tried putting aluminum foil on the trellis but that did not work either. They came for the first time last year when I had the pumpkins. I will definately try the mulching this fall though. The beetles don't seem to be in the corn at all but the earwigs were all over it! It doesn't matter though because the squirrels cleared out all of the corn anyways. I did get about 4 good ears out of it so I am happy. Next year I have to find a way to get more. Thanks for the help! Nikki , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > are you planting cukes in the same place, or rotating? > try planting radishes in between the cukes... > castor plants are suppose t owork as well, i'd just be wary of the kid... > > next year, when you plant the cukes, the mulch the heck out of em...really thick and deep..suppose to deter the larvae > then plant radishes and nasturtiums in between em > > i've never had cucumber beetles in the garden before this year.. > but..for some reason, tthey just hanf out in the corn > (????!!!) > fraggle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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