Eventually, however, I figured it out: a pickled vegetable that remains crisp for two years on the shelf is, it turns out, easy to make, as long as you can get really fresh cucumbers and you have ...

She continued: "On the 16th day, the conventional and pickling cucumber were too far gone withered, with soft spots, and a ...

Your favorite slicing (the thick-skinned ones used for fresh eating), pickling ... cucumbers in the garden or start the seeds ...

and you can obviously pickle them. But most of the time we tend to enjoy our cucumbers fresh, in salads of all stripes. Nothing beats cucumber for its cool, refreshing, hydrating crunch.

"On the 16th day, the conventional and pickling cucumber were too far gone – withered, with soft spots, and a little slimy." The English and Persian cucumbers, however, stayed fresh for another ...

Though technically a fruit because they are made from seed-containing cucumbers, pickles are commonly classified and referred to as vegetables. They are made by soaking cucumbers "in a brine ...

Spicy cucumbers with mint, scallions and crushed peanuts is my (admittedly inauthentic) take on a favorite found in variations all over Southeast Asia. More like a fresh pickle or condiment than a ...