Friday 6 August 2010

A glut of cucumbers

I'm not sure exactly how many makes a glut, but so far we have picked 22 cucumbers from just 2 plants.   And they continue to flower with lots more in various stages of growth. It's just as well that not all the seeds have done as well - 4 plants have grown and grown but not produced a single flower.   It may be that they are from collected seed which is sterile, not sure.

Some of the 22 I've pickled sliced in vinegar, some sliced in sweet vinegar;  we are eating lots as tapas - cut into sticks and used to eat dips.  Garlic mayo is a favourite  but  last night we had a selection of dips made from roasted aubergines as they are also growing rapidly. 1 dip had garlic, 1 with smoked paprika, 1 with ground cumin and 1 with cayenne pepper. And they all had lots of olive oil in and  all tasted very good.   9 aubergines  so far this past fortnight and I counted 21 more of differing sizes this morning.  Another glut coming?!

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