Caryl Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 No, this is not going to be rude! For those who feed cucumber to their fish, here are a few other uses for the leftovers... 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc. 2. Feeling tired in the afternoon? Put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. 3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance. 4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area. 5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!! 6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!! 7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation. 8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water. 9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone! 10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams. 11. Just finished a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath. 12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean. 13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 great stuff Caryl - is it short or the telegraph cucumbers? I will have to try this one ... 3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I love how you may not have mints or gum when you need it; but will have a cucumber handy :lol: i shall try polishing my shoes with cucumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 80 to 90% of males do not like eating cucumber whereas 80 to 90% of females enjoy it another interesting fact Next time you see people making a sandwich, watch the males avoid it and the females pile it on Me, I dont care either way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Not much hope for me then I love the stuff lol Specially apple cucumbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Not much hope for me then I love the stuff lol Specially apple cucumbers my friend's severely allergic to apple cucumbers she has to carry around an epi-pen incase she goes into shock, didn't know of her allergy until she tried it for the first and went into shock lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 80 to 90% of males do not like eating cucumber whereas 80 to 90% of females enjoy it another interesting fact Next time you see people making a sandwich, watch the males avoid it and the females pile it on Me, I dont care either way Wow.. I'm going against the grain on that one. I HATE cucumber. Will always avoid and pick out of sandwiches. The only way I tolerate cucumber is in La Bonne Cucumber & Mint Yogurt dip. Very interesting Caryl btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 The only good cucumbers are pickles. Which I haven't been able to find the best ones here in NZ yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Eww pickle, Look for Pickled Gerkins here rather then cucumber, you'll probably have more luck. Weekend markets and boot sales usually have a old lady with a folding table covered in crocheted doyles and pickled gerkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 The only good cucumbers are pickles. Which I haven't been able to find the best ones here in NZ yet. I went to the states a few years ago and couldn't believe the selection of pickles available, shelf upon shelf of jars of pickles, fairly substantial sizes too, the jars were massive. The yanks love em, me not so much, like pickled gerkins but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Mel - I have no idea if it matters what sort of cucumber it is :-? Phoenix44 - I assume if you are at a business lunch they served stuff with cucumber in them Barrie - The 80 - 90% of females may not actually be eating the cucumbers 8) Ira - pickles! Yuck :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 80 to 90% of males do not like eating cucumber whereas 80 to 90% of females enjoy it say wha!!!! I LOVE cucumbers. Ira- eww. pickles? ugh :lol: when i get migranes in summer, i put cucumber slices on my eyes :oops: (and then i hide from the world), and the migranes go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 80 to 90% of males do not like eating cucumber whereas 80 to 90% of females ENJOY it :lol: I wonder why that is....? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Dats ruuude.. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Funny how I learnt about that I was in Coromandel bakery a few years ago and they use to make by far the best filled rolls in the world. It was a build a sandwich type of thing and they always asked what you wanted. I would choose the meat then tell them the rest was up to them but to avoid the hot stuff. The lady (English) would alway make the comment "no cucumber?" and I always said, what ever you want is fine. After a couple of times I asked why the question and she was the one that gave me the info. She reconded she was taught that back in the UK. Sadly the shop has been sold and gone back to very basic food thats hard to go out of my way to go to now. Fried chicken pieces, and the everyday rolls and sandwiches that every lunch bar privides. It truely is a pity. The rolls were dearer but more than worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Eww pickle, Look for Pickled Gerkins Well yeah, duh. The only ones sold here are basically varying types of sweet pickles. Which are disgusting. They're only slightly tastier than milk mixed with OJ. (Try it, it's horrible) The good ones are kosher dills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 ^5 for pickles and gerkhins and anything in brine! I love olives... I can eat a whole jar before I know what I've done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 The good ones are kosher dills. I had a lady here in Chch (http://aji.co.nz/) get me in some real New York deli style kosher dills - they were huge and delicious! It was a massive jar and cost me $16 but it was worth it for a taste of home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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