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Cucumber skin.
Posted by:
jargon
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Date: August 21, 2011 01:12AM I've been told I should peel cucumber skin because of the way cucumbers are treated to keep them "fresh". Or, if I don't peel them, that I should scrub them very well.
How exactly are cucumbers treated? Both organic and conventional. I haven't noticed any difference between the two. I like the skins, so I don't peel them in situations where the toughness of the skin won't become an issue in the "dish". Re: Cucumber skin.
Posted by:
Prana
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Date: August 21, 2011 02:38AM I prefer to eat pickling cucumbers raw and unpickled, as they cucumbers are not waxed, as that would make them difficult to pickle. Yum.  Re: Cucumber skin.
Posted by:
Tamukha
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Date: August 21, 2011 02:25PM Agree with Prana. The skins of some other varieties are waxed with petroleum derivatives that are almost impossible to wash off. I prefer pickling or "Syrian" cucumbers, but if I'm getting other kinds, I try to get only farmstand or home grown ones, as the skins are more tender and they are grown with minimal or no pesticides  Re: Cucumber skin.
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: August 22, 2011 09:15PM Tam, I assume that Syrian cukes are Persian cukes. I like those. What I do is buy pickles versus cukes. The small fat ones are not waxed. It just came to me that it's probably because the shopkeepers know that people intend to pickle them and can't have that crap on them! That's why I started buying them; I realized that they were always unwaxed.
Next year grow some lemon cukes. Their skin seems the thinnest of all...Just had my first one today! Re: Cucumber skin.
Posted by:
Tamukha
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Date: August 22, 2011 11:07PM banana who,
Just went to the Chaldean grocer for those cucumbers and you are correct! I shall have to plant lemon cukes next year, as I have yet to see any in a shop hereabouts. Re: Cucumber skin.
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: August 23, 2011 02:02AM I am right about the Persian being Syrian cukes? I have also heard a third name for them. The lemon ones are heirlooms so that's probably why we've never seen them before. Biodiversity: it's what's for dinner! Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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