cucumbers

labrennan
labrennan Posts: 132 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Is there a taste and texture difference with store bought cucumbers vs. homegrown. A few years ago I had a sliced cucumber at a party that was homegrown from their garden. It was very crisp and not full of moisture like what I have gotten in the store. The texture was almost that of a zucchini. I don't know if its a special kind that is grown or what? Anyone have a clue?

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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    It was probably fresher. I was a little hippy, vegetarian kid (still vegetarian) and I used to plant and harvest my own vegetables and then make yummy salads and stuff for my mom. I would pick and rinse them right before I would use them so they were straight garden-to-table fresh. If you liked it better you should start growing. Cucumbers are very low maintenance plants anyway. The easiest things I've planted were cucumber, lettuce, and pumpkins. Basically just put them in the ground and they do the rest. Very little care/attention needed.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Homegrown is always better.

    Especially at parties.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Grocery stores coat them in wax, pack them in a box, and ship them across country in a hot truck.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Grocery stores coat them in wax, pack them in a box, and ship them across country in a hot truck.

    I like the wax, the extra lubrication is always a plus.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Grocery stores coat them in wax, pack them in a box, and ship them across country in a hot truck.

    I like the wax, the extra lubrication is always a plus.

    Mandy Moore agrees with you.
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    Grocery stores coat them in wax, pack them in a box, and ship them across country in a hot truck.

    I like the wax, the extra lubrication is always a plus.

    Mandy Moore agrees with you.

    crosses Mandy Moore off the list of appropriate role models for my daughter.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    It may well have been an "English Cucumber"

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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Grocery stores coat them in wax, pack them in a box, and ship them across country in a hot truck.

    I like the wax, the extra lubrication is always a plus.

    Mandy Moore agrees with you.

    crosses Mandy Moore off the list of appropriate role models for my daughter.

    Some horrible movie regarding Swinging... When a Cucumber comes into play.
  • lintino
    lintino Posts: 526 Member
    It may well have been an "English Cucumber"

    105_2_2_3.jpg

    It also might have been a pickling cucumber.

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