NurseNettie
Garden Ornament
Our local food pantry was donated a LOT of cukes, zuchinni and potatoes this week. I happened to be at town hall yesterday when the pantry was open, and they were accosting everyone who came by -- needed to move the cukes.. How I ended up with 3 banana boxes full of them.. I dont' know-- All I know is they were trying to give me more still.
Oh-- they're the slicing variety, and all are about 8 or 9 inches long. Seeds are pretty small, but they aren't tiny pickling cukes.
I'm going to make pickles this weekend-- that's a given, BUT, I'm the only one in the household ( that is, me and hubby) who eats them. Hubby doesn't like cucumber in any form. I don't need 100 quarts of pickles, no matter how many varieties I make.
What else am I going to do with them? Hubby took some to work, I took some to work. We can only give away so many at this time of year when cukes are growing ( not to mention, I haven't even gotten any cukes out of my own garden yet! When they start, I'll be in trouble!)
Any good recipes ? Pickles, salads, or otherwise. I need quick recipes for most of them. I do have a 3 gallon pickling crock that I can do some brined stuff in, but would like something quick for most of them.
I've been giving them to whomever I can find who'll take them, but still have 2 boxes. I'd hate to waste them. What I can't find a use for is going to the chickens, but, I'd love to "use" instead.
Oh-- they're the slicing variety, and all are about 8 or 9 inches long. Seeds are pretty small, but they aren't tiny pickling cukes.
I'm going to make pickles this weekend-- that's a given, BUT, I'm the only one in the household ( that is, me and hubby) who eats them. Hubby doesn't like cucumber in any form. I don't need 100 quarts of pickles, no matter how many varieties I make.
What else am I going to do with them? Hubby took some to work, I took some to work. We can only give away so many at this time of year when cukes are growing ( not to mention, I haven't even gotten any cukes out of my own garden yet! When they start, I'll be in trouble!)
Any good recipes ? Pickles, salads, or otherwise. I need quick recipes for most of them. I do have a 3 gallon pickling crock that I can do some brined stuff in, but would like something quick for most of them.
I've been giving them to whomever I can find who'll take them, but still have 2 boxes. I'd hate to waste them. What I can't find a use for is going to the chickens, but, I'd love to "use" instead.