On 25/1/07 15:17, in article ,
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On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:21:44 +0000, Sacha
wrote and included this (or some of
this):

and cucumbers.

Oh YES! Why can I buy them naked in a greengrocer's but not in a
supermarket?

I think there is a sound reason for shrink-wrapping cucumbers.

I grow a lot of cucs and find that if I pick them today, they are limp
tomorrow, whether kept on the worktop or in the frig. I think it's
a dehydration thing.

I now cut cucumbers when they are fully ripe and cling-film them
immediately. Kept at frig temperature they stay crisp and fresh for
days. Just bring them out for a couple of hours to warm to RT before
use.

But the ones I buy at the greengrocer are just fine, unwrapped and
unashamed! And if I leave them in the fridge in their plastic coats, they
seem to turn to mush faster.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)