Cool As A Cucumber

“Cool as a cucumber” isn’t just a catchy phrase. The inner temperature of a cucumber can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outside air temperature due to the cucumber’s high water content. Did You Know? Cucumbers are very low in calories. Half a cup of sliced cucumbers contains fewer than 10 calories. Cucumbers are …
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Gut Health Will Spark Mental Health

Modern research findings link some mental health issues to digestive problems that start early in life. Teaching your child early in life about good nutrition could prevent several diet-related diseases later in life. Maintaining a healthy diet can help children feel a sense of control and build their confidence. Notice symptoms of an unhealthy gut …
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Pickled Ginger

Ingredients 1 cup shaved baby ginger 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1 tablespoon Ume Plum Seasoning 1 tablespoon Rice Mirin 1 tablespoons honey or agave nectar ½ teaspoon sea salt Preparation To shave the ginger, use a spoon to peel off the skin, then slice it very thinly with a knife, vegetable peeler or mandoline. Bring …
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Perfect Pickles

Pickling is a process of food preservation using vinegar and salt. Pickles are eaten the world over and can be salty, bitter, sour, sweet or fiery hot. Dill pickles are the most common pickle in North America. Although most of the ingredients used in pickles qualify as low acid foods, pickling recipes add enough acid …
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Cucumber Fact Sheet

History Cucumbers were originally grown in India. They were thought to be poisonous and people would scrape the skin off to let the poison out. Despite this belief, cucumbers spread across Asia. Cucumbers were also cultivated by ancient Egyptians. They helped travelers cross deserts due to their high water content. After the flesh of the …
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Broadbean Chinese Chutney

Ingredients Broadbeans, 1 kg Spicy Marinated Tofu, 1 packet (3 sheets), cut into strips. Chinese Pickled Cabbage, 1 tablespoon, chopped finely Hot Birdseye Chilli, 1 (or 2 if you are brave), chopped Garlic, 3 cloves, crushed Method Heat a small amount of Peanut Oil in a Wok. Add garlic and cook until it’s dark brown …
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Cucumber Health Problems

Plant Health Problems Cucumber is the most common member of the Cucurbit family. Diseases caused by Bacteria: Bacterial wilt, Erwinia tracheiphila. Plants with this disease wilt quickly and may dry up so fast that the leaves remain green. When the stem is cut across, a sticky, white ooze may be seen. Bacterial wilt is not seedborne. …
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Moroccan Style Pickled Vegetable Salad

Ingredients (serves 4-6) 1 carrot, peeled 1-2 kohlrabi, peeled 2 fennel bulbs 1 spring onion ½ hot green pepper 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 1/3-1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice salt Cut the carrot and kohlrabi into very thin strips (julienne). Quarter the fennel bulbs and cut each quarter into very thin strips (julienne). Slice the …
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Sanlin Crackable Melon And Pickled Vegetable

Sanlin crackable melon is a strange cuisine name for its crunchy texture. It was originally planted in the Qiao’s Garden and Kwan-yin Temple areas, becoming famous in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Difficulties in production and transportation made the melon quite expensive, causing the species to diminish in 1976. Fortunately, the Shanghai Agricultural Institute later retrieved …
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How To Pickle Your Own Olives

The increased number of people who now have their own olive trees and also the increased availability of good pickling olives on the local market has produced a rising interest in pickling olives. However, if you intend planting trees for pickling purposes you will need to know that the varieties Verdale, Verdalian, Cucco, Oblitza and …
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Gajar-Gobhi-Shalgam ka Achaar

Gajar-Gobhi-Shalgam ka Achaar is a winter specialty of Punjab. As the name suggests, it is a pickle prepared out of cauliflower, carrots and turnip.It is enjoyed with various kinds of stuffed paranthas. Cuisine: Punjabi Total time: 30 mins Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time: 10 mins Ingredients 500gm: Cauliflower 500gm: Turnip 500gm: Carrot 1 ¾ …
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Sliced Cucumber Pickles

This recipe is a $10 winner in the Australian Women’s Weekly Newspaper under the heading – CUCUMBER PICKLE RECIPE WINS PRIZE A recipe for crisp bread-and-butter pickles wins this week’s prize of $10. Serve them with cold meats, in salads, or to top savory biscuits. Level spoon measurements and the eight liquid-ounce cup measure are …
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Pakistani Pickled Mango

ABOUT THE DISH Pickled fruit and vegetables are a common, simple and flavoursome accompaniment to meals in Pakistan. POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT OF MANGOES IN PAKISTAN Pakistan is one of the world’s largest mango producers, with more than 300,000 smallholder growers. Its mango varieties are attractive to consumers worldwide, but the industry has struggled to reliably deliver …
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