I picked a few last week and whipped up some cool cucumber soup. Then the head of our garden project went back and pulled another 13!
On my last day of weekly garden duty, I went by to check on the 20 classroom grow boxesand lo and behold, there were even more ready to be pulled. Admittedly, I pulled a couple before their time, but they were slightly deformed, looking more like gourds than cucumbers. I figured it was better to pull them now while there was enough flesh to eat.
But there was one that was a record for me, a hot-house looking beauty that measured 10 3/4 inches.
I still don’t know what to do with all of them. I gave one to a neighbor kid who also goes to Irving. If I can’t give the rest away, I may make another, more garlicky cucumber soup.
The real trouble is, these were just the tip of the iceberg, sort of an early harvest. There are dozens more cucumbers ripening on the plant. I’m thinking we may need to learn how to pickle…and fast.
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