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Japanese wrinkled cucumbers: breed?
Years and years ago (the early 70s) my parents used to vacation at a
place outside West Townsend, Vermont, called (I think) Wyndham Hill Farm. The owners grew all their own vegetables on-site and a big part of WHF's attractiveness were the gourmet meals they prepared with them. Many afternoon lunches featured sandwiches made with what we were told were Japanese cucumbers--these were dark purple on the outside, purplish-green on the inside, had very wrinkled skins (which were eaten along with the rest of the cuke), and had a very crisp, almost nutlike taste. Does anybody have any idea what these might have been? I've looked at literally hundreds of seed catalogs over the years and nothing called a "japanese cucumber" per se has even looked remotely similar to what I remember. Before I die, I would love to eat another one of those delicious sandwiches! viv |
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Japanese wrinkled cucumbers: breed?
hi vivian
IMHO, it's more likely to a 'pickled eggplant'. i would show you a pic of the same sorta stuff, so you could check it out whether my guess might be on the right track or not? http://www.e-recipe.org/weekly/0106w3.html Ono |
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Japanese wrinkled cucumbers: breed?
On 22 Mar 2006 19:42:05 -0800, "tinyplanter"
wrote: hi vivian IMHO, it's more likely to a 'pickled eggplant'. i would show you a pic of the same sorta stuff, so you could check it out whether my guess might be on the right track or not? http://www.e-recipe.org/weekly/0106w3.html Ono Well, to tell you the truth, given my complete and utter failure to find anything in the cucumber family that remotely resembles what I remember, I've often wondered if it could have been something like you mention. Unfortunately, the pictures you link to don't resemble my beloved cukes of yesteryear and I can definitely assure you the raw vegetable itself was served (I helped pick them several times), not anything pickled. Thanks for the suggestion, however. viv |
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Japanese wrinkled cucumbers: breed?
You might just try sending an email to this company and see if you can get
an answer. http://www.kitazawaseed.com/ "vivian" wrote in message ... On 22 Mar 2006 19:42:05 -0800, "tinyplanter" wrote: hi vivian IMHO, it's more likely to a 'pickled eggplant'. i would show you a pic of the same sorta stuff, so you could check it out whether my guess might be on the right track or not? http://www.e-recipe.org/weekly/0106w3.html Ono Well, to tell you the truth, given my complete and utter failure to find anything in the cucumber family that remotely resembles what I remember, I've often wondered if it could have been something like you mention. Unfortunately, the pictures you link to don't resemble my beloved cukes of yesteryear and I can definitely assure you the raw vegetable itself was served (I helped pick them several times), not anything pickled. Thanks for the suggestion, however. viv |
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Japanese wrinkled cucumbers: breed?
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:09:15 -0800, "Valkyrie"
wrote: You might just try sending an email to this company and see if you can get an answer. http://www.kitazawaseed.com/ Thank you! The Suhyo Cross looks very, very interesting and I have placed an order. Now if we could just get some decent gardening weather. (Alas, I'm Zone 4.) viv |
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Japanese wrinkled cucumbers: breed?
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vivian wrote: On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:09:15 -0800, "Valkyrie" wrote: You might just try sending an email to this company and see if you can get an answer. http://www.kitazawaseed.com/ Thank you! The Suhyo Cross looks very, very interesting and I have placed an order. Now if we could just get some decent gardening weather. (Alas, I'm Zone 4.) viv I guess you know about Johnny's selected seeds. Maine Folks USA zone 4 or colder? They carry Suyo Long Cucumbers . Johnnyseeds.com Bill -- Located In S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. Vision Problems? Look at http://www.ocutech.com/ ~us$1500 |
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Japanese wrinkled cucumbers: breed?
William Wagner said:
In article , vivian wrote: The Suhyo Cross looks very, very interesting and I have placed an order. Now if we could just get some decent gardening weather. (Alas, I'm Zone 4.) viv I guess you know about Johnny's selected seeds. Maine Folks USA zone 4 or colder? They carry Suyo Long Cucumbers . Johnnyseeds.com Johnny's also carries several varieties of edible gourds. In particular, note the luffa ('Rama') and the snake gourd ('Polo') which are very ridged/wrinkled. http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/s...gory=1&subcate gory=602 = http://tinyurl.com/qqf2v -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (attributed to Don Marti) |
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Japanese wrinkled cucumbers: breed?
This is just my second thought.
In japan, we have a recipe called 'shibazuke'. i just can't dare giving up the idea of this when i had re-read your thread. It's a sort of pickles (again a pickles!!!) of cucumbers (not a eggplant!!!) using some salt, sweet vinegar, extracted juice from red japanese basil (i think this is the central item for this sort of pickles that make pickles purple.) and red ginger etc.. You claimed that they were raw cucumbers, but we have another type of pickles that were made overnight. In such cases, they taste almost the same with the raw materials, very crunchy. i 'm not sure about my guess though. -Ono |
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