Nerdin Gardens: Big to Small - I Love Them All!
By Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!, Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.
(Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374)
Nerdin Gardens: Big to Small - I Love Them All! Despite wearing a bright yellow, sun-kissed disguise, lemon cucumbers have no citrus flavor. The satisfying crunch when biting through the skin is consistent though, whether a 2-inch round orb or a juicy tennis-ball size. To me, it has a mild, lemony flavor, of course, the color has me convinced! Regardless, it is a Nerdin Gardens favorite. While harvesting, if I see a ripe one, plucking it from the vine and eating it, is a real treat with virtually no calories. Of course, we grow several cucumber varieties from Armenian to Japanese to English, they all play a role at our lunch and dinner table. In the past, I have made garden salads with lemon cucumbers, zucchini, yellow squash, other cucumbers, spinach, romaine lettuce with a light, basa...
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