cucumber

The Infinite Pickle Glitch

beets, cucumber

You will find yourself eating these delicious and crunchy treats at such a rate that they may soon vanish, at which point you cut up more and add them to the vessel in the fridge, feeding the pickle itch with the infinite pickle glitch.

Cucumber Cool

cucumber

The best have tried, and failed, to find a way to cook a cucumber that people want to eat. Even James Beard, with a recipe for poached cucumbers, couldn’t pull it off. The limp slices of cuke were only rendered edible with cream, mushrooms, and a twist of black pepper he called for. I was not converted.

Kosher Dill Fridge Pickles

cucumber

For many if not most home canners, myself included, pickles were the gateway. My first food preservation project ever was a batch of bread and butter cucumber pickles, followed by a batch of whole lemon cucumbers