One way to Preserve Cucumbers (NOT Pickles!)
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Save the onion skin. Rinse them. Boil them in spring water to make a tea or add salt to make a broth. It has natural quercetin.👍😊
Just a little cool fact, cucumber skins have more vitamins in them than just the inside part of the veggie:)
I Dehydrate mine extras. I use this for making salad dressing or Tzatziki Sauce, or veg. dip. I also do the same with tomatoes after I have enough canned. This saves on freezer space. Dehydrator was best purchase I have made. I do spices, kale, collards, etc After dehydrating I put it in a blender and blend it down and put it in jars.
garden333 which dehydrator do you use?
Dried, blended kale? Then what do you do with that? Soups? Cookies?
Man I bet that blended up cucumber smells amazing. I cant wait to have a garden! We are moving from idaho to kentucky in a week! We bought 5 acres
Welcome to Kentucky!
Kayla Austin I live in Idaho and I have a hard time thinking of a reason someone would move to Kentucky from here? Yes, it’s beautiful there, but what about the humidity, the snakes, the ticks, the crime, etc.?
Not sure where you got that information from but I've experienced none of the things on your list.
NKY....Sorry, I didn’t mean disrespect to your beautiful state. I just love Idaho so much, I can’t imagine wanting to move back east. Maybe I was misinformed about the things I mentioned, not sure. I know you do have a lot more humidity than we do, though...although that wouldn’t be hard to do, as Idaho is pretty dry.
Enjoy your new life experiences!
I dehydrate them into cucumber chips - yummy as a snack, or on salads all year long!!!
Us too! We love them dehydrated
1/4 inch thick and salted before dehydrating?
akindofmagick another great idea!
I tried them all different flavors. Like thin with no salt best or spices. Give them a try see what you like.
I dehydrate yellow summer squash and okra with a little fine sea salt and they are delicious as snacks. I am not a squash or okra fan either.
I just love how your veggie patch looks like mine! I've even stopped staking the tomatoes and noticed that as they vine out on the ground they put out roots from the stalks and this year I seem to have so many more tomatoes by doing it that way. It did take me a while to get out of the 'standard' tidy patches when I began permaculture 4 years ago. we also had too many cucumbers despite me vowing to grow less this year. I've now run out of jars for pickling so smoothies is a great idea. I have been making them with the excessive amounts of courgettes we've had too...with a banana it's wonderful on a hot day if you keep the courgettes in the fridge. Bravo and love! Louise aka Mermie
Wow love the info on Not staking your tomatoes.... am a newbie here and I can't seem to keep tomatoes upright. My garden is somewhat stealthy...so not a weed free area. Lol Don't want random peeps knowing what I'm growing, especially these days. I mean I'm happy to share with family and friends but not trying to advertise "free food for all".
Rinse the onion stalks and paper and combine with the cucumber peel in a pot, cover with water, heat and simmer, let it steep like tea for the day. Strain it and use the same method to have delicious frozen soup stock cubes, too. You can use the cucumber juice for a nice face/skin treatment, or add some to a bath. The body will absorb the hydrating nutrients from the outside, too. Combine with sugar or salt for a nice exfoliant 'paste'.
Oh wow….I would not have peeled them. All the nutrition (and protective properties of the plant against predators, which protects us, also) is in the peel.💕 This could be because I don’t have many, so I’m keeping all the goodness from the ones I do have.
This is such a good idea! maybe one tip, whenever you mix something, the nutrients will evaporate out of the mixture if not frozen directly, it might be a better idea to freeze them all at once to contain al of the nutrients. Anyways, thanks for the video!
Good idea! Nice harvest. We haven't eaten cucumbers in a long time. We can't wait until we have our own garden :)
Those would be great as a garnish in gazpacho! Also cucumbers are amazing sautéed with a little butter and salt&pepper.
Great idea! Cucumbers are great to just peel, slice & place in water and refrigerate for nice cool & refreshing drink. They are also great with tomatoes, onions, oil, vinegar, salt & pepper(best after refrigerated a day or so). Blessings...
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I LOVE cukes that way! Wish y'all lived next door to me!🤗
Cucumbers are full of lots of stuff that good for you more than anybody realizes.
This is a great idea! I'm starting to get overwhelmed by all the cukes coming in for me. I'll have to try this out.
And, those freezer cups are already in my Amazon cart for payday this Friday! BRILLIANT!
Me too! I'm sick of making pickles. Lol. My cukes lost their minds producing. Lol.
Once when we were living in Portugal we went out for the evening to a dinner and classical guitar concert and were served a cold avacado and cucumber soup. It has to be one of the best things I have ever eaten. We’ve made it since we have been back in Calif and were able to find several recipes online. You might want to save some of your little cubes to try in the soup.
I just love you guys. You are such an inspiration for me! Keep going on. Greetings from Campo Grande - MS - Brazil
Awesome video! you could also make a big pitcher of water on a hot day and drop those in for refreshing cucumber water!
This is a great idea. My garden produces spook many cucumbers. I mind giving some away. But the idea of preserving what I grow just makes me happy.
We grow two varieties that make this easier - the skins are tender, no need to peel! Dragon's Egg and Crystal Apple do very well for pickles, a cold soup and what you're doing. Great idea - I have more pickles than I can use as it is!
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Enjoy!
You guys are the most informative and demonstrating as you do it. You're awesome. Instead of saying it tastes like 'cucumber' I was waiting for "Tastes like chicken!" :P
Love the intro. It’s the first video I haven’t clicked off in a while.
Glad you found the Mrs. a left-handed knife .... all the best!
Lol
Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for.
Your property and kitchen are beautiful!
thanks for this idea.I have a stint in the back of my heart,so I can't have anything with vinegar in it..No pickles for me,sad.But learning how to eat without it.thank you,Your homestead is looking great. I watch for every new one and rewatch some of the other
ones,love ya,Nana Jacki in Louisiana
Excellent idea. I can understand you peeling the yellow cucumbers but do you peel the green ones too? As you're organic there's no need to do that and the skin is filled with chlorophyll which is a valuable phytonutrient. I'm growing outdoor cucumbers too and i think I may freeze them in chunks to put in the blender for smoothies as I only have 3 plants...looks like you guys have lots so blending before hand is a great way to save space in the freezer.
Great idea for using all those cukes!! You’re braver than me eating the yellow ones. LOL I tried one, one time and it was so bitter I couldn’t handle it. I’m kind of a baby though so pay me NO MIND! LOL 😆 I literally have given cukes away by the ton because I just didn’t have any more ideas for use. I made dill pickles for storing, dill refrigerated, sweet and sour refrigerated, salads, pasta dishes, etc. I even breaded one and tried frying it...DONT BOTHER...it was AWFUL! Hahaha I just couldn’t help myself and had to try. 😉
Thanks so much for this great idea. God Bless ~Lisa
Thanks for the idea! I had a bumper crop of cukes this year. I, too, canned pickle relish, pickles, etc...that this is a refreshing change. A cucumber ice cube in a glass of water during the extreme Florida summers sounds like a win win!!
If you add a little lemon juice it will prevent some of the nutrients from oxidizing ☺️ great idea, I will try this. I have more cucumbers than I know what to do with this year
I love cucumber water and cucumber limeade, so I store up cucumber juice and dehydrate some for winter !
I gave this vid a thumbs up early, purely for the bloody effort you went to, man, those shots take time...good work, good info..
Much appreciated!
Cucumber juice with a little lime, ginger and brown sugar makes an awesomely refreshing beverage.
Lots of vitamins in skin.
I slice them flash freeze on cookie sheet than put in ziplock to use in 💧water
Nice looking juice
Just curious why you don't puree them with the skins on? I use cucumbers every day in my smoothies and I leave the skins on them for more fiber. And I don't really notice any difference in the taste. Just a thought.
Had to come back and watch this video again. It's the video where I found for Sow The Land... and I just got done making cucumber puree. Thanks for the great idea!
Great idea! I was getting overwhelmed with the Amazing cucumber crop I have,
Was thinking you need another basket. Great harvest and way to store them. I do like pickles. The smoothies sound great in the winter. Close your eyes and it's spring. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing! I have sooo many cucumbers; Lemon, Tendergreen and Munchers that we cannot eat them all, even after selling many at the farmers market.
Wow - what a great way to preserve & utilize all that cucumber goodness!
You have to try adding a pinch of salt to the cucumber juice! It’s more hydrating than coconut water
WOW, now a reason to plant loads of cucumbers next yr A way to use them all.
These will make a good dog snack on a hot day too!
Yum! Bet you could also freeze dry that puree. Might try that.
one year i sliced some and put in the freezer to fry later. wife never did fry them so they wound up in the compost pile.
fried cucumbers are imo better than fried green tomatoes.
this year i have pickled some. pickled 3 quarts so far and lacto-fermented another 3 quarts. those are over half gone already but the pickled ones were put away for later.
of course i also eat them raw with a little salt or in a salad as well as add them in a stir fry. they are so versatile and i have not even gotten around to making any smoothies yet.
did i mention i also gave my neighbor some and my daughter as well? yeah they have done pretty well this year so far and i have planted a few more a few weeks back so maybe they will continue up till frost which is usually around the middle of november here and right now is the 2nd of august.
Great vlog. Didn't think of puréed. I was eating cucumbers 3 x day and giving the chickens 2/ day sliced lengthwise as they Really like them. Grew some great tasting cukes this year. Going to try pickling next year
Fantastic informative video! Have been searching for something other than pickles for my cukes. Thanks!
This was so helpful! Gratitude!!!
I'm a bit weird, I would probably take a frozen one out and eat it like that! Lol.
Wonderful idea and great smoothly preps! Your garden has done so well this year. I'm starting my fall plants for my containers, as the terrible heat is taking its toll on the few vegetables .i can grow. Can't wait for the Roma tomatoes to can up for winter sauces.
Thank you so much for this amazing idea you guys. My Cucumbers of all kinds are coming out our ears 😃But now we don’t have to pickle all of them or eat them for breakfast,lunch and dinner 🤣🤟🙏
What a smart idea. Who'd a thought. So efficient way to use your harvest! Healthy eating habits.
Another great song Jason !!! What a great way to use these cucumbers. Thank you.
Peels are good for you or your chickens you can also juice them with water and lemon
That’s a good idea, I was thinking about doing the same thing with my extra greens for winter smoothies!
thanks Scott!
The reason why cucumbers dry out is because you let the fruit overripe and in this case the plant perceives that it has finished its growing season. If you don't let them overripe, your plant will continue to produce cucumbers.
That's a good idea because everyone starts running out of ideas for their abundance of cucumbers. Another idea to help speed along that process is you could also fill ice cube trays and then empty them in with your others. Just a thought.
I put cucumbers in boiled salrwater to preseve them. got a recipe from my family, salt water and muststard seeds
That cucumbers 🥒 juice with lemon 🍋 yum 😋
Thank you so much but it's about the Cucumber saving the Cucumbers that is great and I do have smoothies everyday with beet tops and kale collard greens and spinach and not so many cucumbers cuz I have a container garden here on the Gulf Coast Biloxi Mississippi but you have such wonderful tips and I thank you and God bless you may the Lord richly bless you your sister in the Lord Miss Lou
Great idea! We've been making tons of cucumber kimchee with ours 😛😛😛
awesome! thanks!
My fave!
Thanks for the idea! I too am having a bumper crop of cucumbers this year.
real cool idea I will consider this fall
Do you really NEED to peel them, because most of the nutrients are in the peel, right? I'm going to try this, leaving the peel on, hope it works! Thanx! We love smoothies!
great idea, to save freezer space, you could juice them, missing the fibre but the other things you smoothie will have that. also skins!
Inspiring watching your family work together.
That's a really good idea! Yesterday I canned 9 jars of courgette-cucumber-tomato-sauce I use for pizza, pasta, meat.
Uta Hill what is courgette?
Kimberly Mayo zucchini, a kind of pumpkin
I slice the cucs, freeze and use in green smoothies. Quicker. Blessings!
Great idea! Next year that what we’ll do with our extra cucumber! Thanks!
Thanks for the awesome info.
That's ingenious! If you have an abundance of the yellow cucumbers in the Fall, they make a wonderful relish. The old recipe I have has more mustard in it for the older cukes. I just found your channel, so I'm not sure if you can or ferment for Winter storage. I can, but suppose it would easily adapt to a ferment as well.
Freezing food from the land is not equivalent to food preservation
Think "no power" food preservation options
Sorry I'm old & have preserved food with my grandma since I was little & freezing cukes is not true preservation-just to be clear. You did do a great job on the freeze method 👍🏽
Loved your opening song, "Little Bit of Love"!! ❤ Beautiful & very fitting!!!
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My wife and I made 36 quarts of pickles last week, We have also been over run with cucumbers this year.
now i want to make some cucumber soup
Thanks for the great idea! I over-planted, by at least 10 plants😂
Really good tip!!
long before "smoothies" I used to puree cucumbers for making cream of cucumber soup in the middle of winter ...sooooooo yummy
V L would you be willing to share your soup recipe?
If I can find it (lol), its been awhile. Pretty much any pureed cucumber soup should be fine (in case I can't find the recipe). My present hubby doesn't like it, so I don't make it.
If you thought you had a lot in your basket you haven't seen a load of cucumbers lol. This year the straight 8's I grew got to 15 inches long and 6 inches in diameter. If I could post a pic on here Is show you one laying on my thigh that filled an entire half gallon pickle jar and part of another.
“Store it in a mason jar…” 5:13. “…and refrigerate it…” How long can the cucumber puree stay fresh in the refrigerated mason jar? Helpful video. But I was actually looking for a way to keep the exposed cut end of a cucumber from going bad. Thanks.
Love the idea to freeze them for later. Thanks for sharing
?why are you peeling them
yeah if you are going to puree them anyway i see no reason to remove the peels.
Not to mention, most nutrients are in the peel.
SERIOUSLY. Out of my own garden I want to enjoy EVERY MORSEL and get all that the beautiful plant has to offer... Just picked a few pounds today!!
Think they use for animals as scraps.
@@paulk5311 peels have a bitter taste
Great idea!
Very good idea freezing for smoothies.
Frozen cucumbers pucks! ;) Great idea, for smoothies! Thank you!!👍🏼
a dash of lemon, and Tabasco yum in that juice. fixing to make ceviche pretty quick with our cucumber's.. yum! cool video.. subscribed.
I'm wondering if you can the juice. great idea though to freeze.
Great idea...freezing cucumber puree...
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Wonderful idea! Thank you!
I have just found your channel, and so glad to have found your channel. The idea of prepping them for smoothies, is awesome. Please, where did you get your nifty freezer container, as can see it would be the perfect size. I've subscribed to you folks channel, and looking forward to viewing your videos. Thank you! Gretchen Belken
Hi! See this link of all the tools we use. thanks! kit.com/sowtheland/kitchen
How do you prevent the cucumbers from getting soggy when pickling them? Or at least trying to keep them somewhat crunchy when pickled? I also wondered if certain varieties stay crunchier when pickled more than others?
Another thing I wanted to ask is that people used to think that the only way to keep cucumbers crunchy in pickling etc was to pick them when smaller and younger. I wanted to ask about a way to avoid that, because it doesn't make sense. Why pick it when its 1/5th size, and lose all of that food volume, instead of trying to look for another way? Its a huge food volume loss to pick them purposely small.
Okay probably a dumb question here. . . since you are blending the cucumbers for smoothies, what would happen if you processed them w/o peeling them?? A little more color and roughage and maybe more vitamins?? Just a 'wonder'in ?? Phil - S.C
Awesome idea! Just bought some silicone trays off Amazon! I’m thinking that is a great way to use use tomatoes too! Process into chunks, freeze into usable size for later 👍
Tks!!!
Candy Kuettel we us silicone trays for freezing herbs and pesto cubes, too!
Hey! what kind of smoothies do you make with cucumbers? what are the other ingredients? thanks
Put it in any flavored smoothie, makes it refreshly yummy.
why don't you leave the peels on them your missing out on those vitamins just a suggestion
No one answered your question, but they turn rubbery and bitter. I made that mistake before.
Great idea.
Very cool idea! I'm going to have to share!
Why peel the cucumber that's where lots of nutrients are. Great idea to use up cucumbers
What a fantastic idea!!! Thank you! I’m drowning in cucumbers right now!😜
Your wife is such a sweetheart!
How did I missThis one. God bless. Kansas
thanks!
Love smoothies! Great tip👍