One way to Preserve Cucumbers (NOT Pickles!)

[@EagleArrow]

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.👍😊

[@garden333]

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.

[@theroadlesstraveled3993]

garden333 which dehydrator do you use?

[@michellepernula872]

Dried, blended kale? Then what do you do with that? Soups? Cookies?

[@GravInducedSleepTrac]

Just a little cool fact, cucumber skins have more vitamins in them than just the inside part of the veggie:)

[@Amandahugginkizz]

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

[@nkyhomesteading6500]

Welcome to Kentucky!

[@cynthiafisher9907]

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.?

[@nkyhomesteading6500]

Not sure where you got that information from but I've experienced none of the things on your list.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

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.

[@sallyethridge1393]

Enjoy your new life experiences!

[@akindofmagick]

I dehydrate them into cucumber chips - yummy as a snack, or on salads all year long!!!

[@Downeastwaves]

Us too! We love them dehydrated

[@tropicallivingoverseas5202]

1/4 inch thick and salted before dehydrating?

[@rhondamontiel3827]

akindofmagick another great idea!

[@Downeastwaves]

I tried them all different flavors. Like thin with no salt best or spices. Give them a try see what you like.

[@teenapittman4241]

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.

[@MermieOriginals]

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

[@justStacyNicole]

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".

[@AdmiralLeBlanc1]

Awesome video! you could also make a big pitcher of water on a hot day and drop those in for refreshing cucumber water!

[@diyfferent]

Good idea! Nice harvest. We haven't eaten cucumbers in a long time. We can't wait until we have our own garden :)

[@bigmamared1]

Those would be great as a garnish in gazpacho! Also cucumbers are amazing sautéed with a little butter and salt&pepper.

[@VannaWhiteboard]

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'.

[@goeleappermont3146]

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!

[@dananelson5434]

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.

[@NiloFlorido]

I just love you guys. You are such an inspiration for me! Keep going on. Greetings from Campo Grande - MS - Brazil

[@nskimharris]

Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for. Your property and kitchen are beautiful!

[@rayyoung7780]

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.

[@Kaitlyn_B97]

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.

[@angeladyson7367]

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.

[@ScottHebert604]

That’s a good idea, I was thinking about doing the same thing with my extra greens for winter smoothies!

[@SowtheLand]

thanks Scott!

[@ladyela9283]

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.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I love cucumber water and cucumber limeade, so I store up cucumber juice and dehydrate some for winter !

[@reneep9968]

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...

[@daviddeane3163]

and mozzarella

[@conniepratt2039]

Miss Renee ~ I LOVE cukes that way! Wish y'all lived next door to me!🤗

[@lorisilva10784]

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!!

[@Redbrick44]

Another great song Jason !!! What a great way to use these cucumbers. Thank you.

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

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!

[@erlycuyler]

Me too! I'm sick of making pickles. Lol. My cukes lost their minds producing. Lol.

[@denisemartinez6456]

a dash of lemon, and Tabasco yum in that juice. fixing to make ceviche pretty quick with our cucumber's.. yum! cool video.. subscribed.

[@denisemartinez6456]

I'm wondering if you can the juice. great idea though to freeze.

[@jackikueker8680]

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

[@justStacyNicole]

Fantastic informative video! Have been searching for something other than pickles for my cukes. Thanks!

[@PlowAndPantryHomestead]

Thanks for the idea! I too am having a bumper crop of cucumbers this year.

[@joycemaurer3588]

Yum! Bet you could also freeze dry that puree. Might try that.

[@KauaiMike1000]

Wow - what a great way to preserve & utilize all that cucumber goodness!

[@paulk5311]

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.

[@cheryllamb8831]

What a smart idea. Who'd a thought. So efficient way to use your harvest! Healthy eating habits.

[@rancillinmontgomery2480]

Cucumbers are full of lots of stuff that good for you more than anybody realizes.

[@judyrobertson5564]

Great idea! I was getting overwhelmed with the Amazing cucumber crop I have,

[@drewjohn6847]

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..

[@SowtheLand]

Much appreciated!

[@itachi_the_man]

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!

[@virginiareid5336]

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.

[@gogogardener]

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.

[@jawjagrrl]

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!

[@tracysullivan174]

That Is So Wonderful! Thank You I WILL Do This Tomorrow. Much Happiness To You All!

[@SowtheLand]

Enjoy!

[@michellepernula872]

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

[@GwenArlene8181]

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!

[@carlbelken4478]

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

[@SowtheLand]

Hi! See this link of all the tools we use. thanks! kit.com/sowtheland/kitchen

[@charliehobson33]

great idea, to save freezer space, you could juice them, missing the fibre but the other things you smoothie will have that. also skins!

[@rubytrotter3766]

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

[@pollkat]

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.

[@mikecox3659]

Glad you found the Mrs. a left-handed knife .... all the best!

[@bs431980]

Lol

[@WithrowUrbanHomestead]

Inspiring watching your family work together.

[@cathyco527]

L❤VE this idea to use cukes! Where did you get your cube maker?

[@GrowFamilyNetwork]

real cool idea I will consider this fall

[@PfeilerFamilyFarm]

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.

[@OlyviaLoren]

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

[@peacepocketmama2876]

I slice the cucs, freeze and use in green smoothies. Quicker. Blessings!

[@gloriamayes6337]

Love the idea to freeze them for later. Thanks for sharing

[@christinejjones3068]

Great idea... can you also use that for tzatziki? Or a cucumber salad dressing?

[@jessicapenaloza9321]

Love the intro. It’s the first video I haven’t clicked off in a while.

[@chevettew9554]

Cucumber juice with a little lime, ginger and brown sugar makes an awesomely refreshing beverage.

[@olddave4833]

one question, how can you wear those rubber boots in July? did you ever try braiding your onions for storage?

[@cheryl7814]

Lots of vitamins in skin. I slice them flash freeze on cookie sheet than put in ziplock to use in 💧water Nice looking juice

[@Thisisit120]

Very good idea freezing for smoothies.

[@mamalv1]

long before "smoothies" I used to puree cucumbers for making cream of cucumber soup in the middle of winter ...sooooooo yummy

[@knogues]

V L would you be willing to share your soup recipe?

[@mamalv1]

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.

[@torceridaho]

Hey! what kind of smoothies do you make with cucumbers? what are the other ingredients? thanks

[@michellepernula872]

Put it in any flavored smoothie, makes it refreshly yummy.

[@noramax2925]

Thank you for this information. I did not know cucumbers could be frozen. Another vegetable that can be "put up". I will be doing this, but will use ice cube trays. Do you have to peel them since they are coming from your own garden and not waxed like in the grocery store?

[@johnp.turner2000]

Thanks but do you have recipes for your smoothies?

[@evacelik8279]

I put cucumbers in boiled salrwater to preseve them. got a recipe from my family, salt water and muststard seeds

[@elderberryfarmlife4258]

Great idea! Next year that what we’ll do with our extra cucumber! Thanks!

[@patriciadean5452]

WOW, now a reason to plant loads of cucumbers next yr A way to use them all.

[@angelicatitus]

You could use the purée to make tsadziki as well.

[@teresaplunkett6602]

Loved your opening song, "Little Bit of Love"!! ❤ Beautiful & very fitting!!! 😀✌🇨🇱

[@Steel_the_Free]

“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.

[@HaroldMcDermott]

I think freeze the Juice in small ziploc bags like one cup in a bag would work? Why little cubes?

[@lisakukla459]

Great idea for the cucumbers! What is the puree like if they aren't peeled? I may end up doing this if I don't get my canning gear back in time. My vegetable drawers are packed full and I'm eating fresh and raw as fast as I can!! I know my jalapeños and banana peppers will ferment just fine, but I've not had good luck with fermented pickles so far; they always end up mushy and nobody wants to eat them.

[@edieboudreau9637]

Lisa Kukla then make relish. Alum helps keep them from being mushy. Or try fermented pickles.

[@lisakukla459]

Edie Boudreau Relish would have to be water bath canned just like pickles, no? And as I mentioned, I haven't had much luck with fermented pickles, as they've always turned out mushy.

[@edieboudreau9637]

Lisa Kukla ok. But I pressure can mine. Nice think about relish. Doesn't have to be crunchy. Check online for Amish cookbooks. They have recipes for crunchy pickles.

[@edieboudreau9637]

Lisa Kukla and there's solar canning as well. Oven canning us supposed to work but not my area of expertise.

[@edieboudreau9637]

Lisa Kukla there's a vid on utube called crunchy brined dill pickles by something filmik.can't remember what came before filmik. Hope this helps. Before canning supplies they used to brine to keep them crunchy. Maybe vinegar you use in pickling isn't high enough acidity? Or the cooking time is too long or too much delay before canning. Pickles were the one thing Gramma wouldn't wait on doing. They were first in & always picked before 0700 a.m. in canner by 0800. Maybe that's what kept them crunchy???

[@noahriding5780]

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.

[@CarolinaGirlCreationZ]

So the super over ripe ones are still okay to use? What about for pickles? I have soooooooo many yellow, almost orange ones (they are a pickling variety) and I'm not sure if I can still use them. They are probably 3 times the size they should be because like you guys ours are going CRAZY with production! We only have ONE plant too! I was wondering also if I could thick slice them, dehydrate them, and freeze them until I have time to can them into pickles. Do you have any experience with that?

[@rustedoakhomestead]

Great idea!! Question though... Why peel them first?

[@kristikey8320]

Rusted Oak Homestead The peelings are often bitter.

[@off-gridwithcait4055]

Peels are good for you or your chickens you can also juice them with water and lemon

[@candykuettel4586]

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!!!

[@PracticalModernHomestead]

Candy Kuettel we us silicone trays for freezing herbs and pesto cubes, too!

[@kjcsk8r]

You have to try adding a pinch of salt to the cucumber juice! It’s more hydrating than coconut water

[@stephanieboudreaux2675]

great idea...is there a reason you peel them tho?

[@jacquelinewells7575]

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.

[@PrincessAloeVera]

thanks but aren't we supposed to remove the seeds, to reduce the inflammatory response to the seeds?

[@lisabooker6405]

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

[@utahill5685]

That's a really good idea! Yesterday I canned 9 jars of courgette-cucumber-tomato-sauce I use for pizza, pasta, meat.

[@kimberlymayo9951]

Uta Hill what is courgette?

[@utahill5685]

Kimberly Mayo zucchini, a kind of pumpkin

[@urabundant]

This was so helpful! Gratitude!!!

[@luckychicav7981]

Frozen cucumbers pucks! ;) Great idea, for smoothies! Thank you!!👍🏼

[@dixiewishbone5582]

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

[@MountainRoots]

Love smoothies! Great tip👍

[@trevapowell9193]

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

[@conniebuchner4715]

Wonderful idea! Thank you!

[@laurielyon1892]

What do you mix with the cucumbers in the smoothies?

[@deborahharris7819]

Thanks for the awesome info.

[@Judten1]

I do not have a vitamix. What else could I use that would work the same please.

[@LCJCFAMILY]

I made lots of relish with cucumbers, all kinds of flavor

[@CarienDuPlooy1]

Is there a specific reason why you peel them before vita mixing?

[@chelemichele1524]

Great idea...freezing cucumber puree... 🌻have a wonderful day🌻

[@sissypie0559]

I did a first time garden small but a lot of different vegetables and fruits. I want to can but I don't know if I have enough of veggies. Can I can a little at a time ? I don't really know how to can that's why I am watching this.

[@4514rooster]

These will make a good dog snack on a hot day too!

[@316minister]

I love you guys! Your video is a joy! Too cute. 🙏💕

[@tinanieves9881]

That's a great idea! Thank you!

[@seventytimesseven6904]

Could you tell me, why are you peeling the cucumbers ? P&L