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quisp Donating Member (926 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 02:52 PM
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My cucumbers are in!
and I should be eating homegrown tomatos by this weekend.

I love summertime!
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 03:08 PM
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1. Send some my way!
I LOVE making homemade pickles.
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4_Legs_Good Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:41 PM
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10. Mmmmmm... I've never done that! How is it done???
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 09:25 AM
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12. Its not hard
you can find a basic 'pickling kit' at most grocery stores, which is a packet of spices and directions.

Basically, it involves mixing vinegar, water, sugar, and spices. You boil this, pour into jars with the cucumbers, and let it sit a couple weeks.
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 03:18 PM
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2. My favorite smell - fresh cucumbers
and mmm....fresh tomatoes.......
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:29 PM
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6. fresh cucumbers smell FRESH or something...it's a great smell
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:33 PM
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7. Homemade pickles - yum
They make store pickles taste like plain salt water.
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 03:19 PM
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3. NO SEX THREADS
:spank:
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:26 PM
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5. sex threads
Lettuce explain something to you , if you Carrot all.............
WE LOVE SEX THREADS!!!!
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Chicago Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:23 PM
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4. In what?
Couldn't resist...



Not sex related at all...
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khashka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:33 PM
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8. Cukes and Tomatos?
Gazpacho time! Don't they taste better when you grow 'em yourself?
PM me for my recipe for "white" gazpacho - toms and cukes with chicken broth and cream. Delicious!
Khash.
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 07:20 AM
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11. okay, now you've done it
I'll have to go home tonight and make gazpacho (although the cukes and tomatoes have to come from the Asian produce market down the street, since I don't have a garden).

Mine is the boring old red version.
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4_Legs_Good Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-05 05:39 PM
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9. Bah! My beautiful lemon cucumber plants are folding
Stupid cucumber beetles



They were doing really well too. At least I got a few dozen cuces off of them before they crashed. There's still a possibility for a few more, but we'll see. If they don't improve I'm gonna tear them out for pumpkins.

I have 15 or so tomato plants which are hopefully ready to start setting fruit. Mmmmmmmmm...

david
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 09:31 AM
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13. native tomatoes
out of the garden

sliced w/ salt & pepper


or drizzled w/ olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and sprinkled with salt and pepper--with some fresh basil.
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