C is for Cucumbers

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Cucumbers ... They're Dill-icious Anytime!

Cucumbers originated in India and have been cultivated for more than 3,000 years, making them one of our oldest crops. The cucumber was even mentioned in the Bible! Today they're grown all over the world for pickling and the fresh produce market. Cucumbers do especially well in greenhouses, where one plant can produce between 20-30 pounds of fruit in a single season. When I had a larger garden I grew many types of cucumbers. They're excellent paired with other fruit-vegetables like tomato and avocado, lightly drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper.

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A Few Facts Courtesy of Wikipedia

The cucumber is a creeping vine that roots in the ground and grows up trellises or other supporting frames, wrapping around ribbing with thin, spiraling tendrils. The plant has large leaves that form a canopy over the fruit. The fruit is roughly cylindrical, elongated, with tapered ends, and may be as large as 60 cm long and 10 cm in diameter. Cucumbers grown to be eaten fresh (called slicers) and those intended for pickling (called picklers) are similar. Cucumbers are mainly eaten in the unripe green form. The ripe yellow form normally becomes too bitter and sour.

Cucumber Recipes

Feta Salad with Sliced Cucumbers 

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Perfectly Pickled Recipe Card BoxAll Recipes Cucumber Tomato Sauce, Refreshing Cucumber Salad, Spicy Korean Red Pepper Cucumbers, Dill Pickles, Bread and Butter Pickles, Dilly Cucumber Salad, Smoked Salmon Sushi Roll, and more.

Epicurean.com Tangy Cucumber Pickles, Scandia's Cold Cucumber Soup, Cucumber and Yogurt Salad (Tzatziki), Tossed Cucumber Salad, English Cucumber Sandwiches, Prawn or Shrimp Cucumber Cups, Yogurt and Cucumber Dip, Cucumber Cream Sauce, Cucumber Bisque, Poached Salmon with Cucumber Dill Sauce, and more.

Cooks.com Fresh Tomato and Cucumber Salad, Marinated Cucumber Salad, Fancy Cucumber Sandwiches, Sour Cucumbers, Southern Cucumbers and Onions, Italian Tomato and Cucumber Salad, Cucumber Party Sandwiches, Japanese Noodle, Shrimp and Cucumber Salad, and more.

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Cucumber Dill Dip Mix 

Cucumber Pickles and Dips for the Pantry

Enjoy the Delicious Taste of Cucumber

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Soy Jar Candle in Cucumber Melon 

Cucumber Candles and Tealights

Enjoy the Fresh Scent of Cucumber in Your Home

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Delicious Diva Cucumbers 

Grow Your Own Cucumbers

A Selection of Cucumber Seeds

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Cucumber Flower 

Cucumber Seeds on eBay

The Latest Auctions for Cucumber Seeds

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Gardening Resources on Squidoo

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Cucumber Facial Spa Bento 

Cucumber Marketplace

Original Cucumber Designs on CafePress

Toddler Cucumber Halloween Costume

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Toddler Cucumber Veggietales Costume (Size:2-4T)

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It's Larry the Cucumber from Veggie Tales! This adorable costume includes the hat and bodysuit (pants and shirt not included).

Lemon Cucumber Mint Water 

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Cucumber Spirals and Waterdrops 

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  • TransplantedSoul Oct 12, 2011 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    A good read. If you ever have eyes that are so itchy that you can't stand it, try rubbing some cold cucumber on them. MAGIC!!
  • awelldressedbullet Mar 17, 2011 @ 11:39 am | delete
    Kiss Me, I'm Irish! Lucky Leprechaun Blessings by a Squidoo Angel
  • PurplePansy Mar 16, 2011 @ 4:21 am | delete
    I didn't know that cucumbers are from India and I've never seen a lemon cucumber before! Thanks for making this interesting lens!
  • poddys Feb 10, 2011 @ 12:42 am | delete
    Excellent lens Kim. I love Cucumbers, in fact I made a salad for lunch today already and it's got cucumber in it.
  • ajgodinho Sep 30, 2010 @ 11:41 pm | delete
    I love cucumbers too ~ always have ~ may be because I'm originally from India? :) Great lenses you make!
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C is for Cucumbers was created by Kim Giancaterino on August 26, 2007. This Squidoo page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

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