How to Use It
Cucumber skins are easily removed and its seeds are soft and edible. Eating the cucumber’s skin depends on personal taste. When buying cucumbers select produce free from bruising or yellowing skin. Cucumbers hold up well when refrigerated but they’re best within a week of purchase. Want to keep your cucumbers fresh? Store your cucumbers away from fruits like peaches, apricots, or blueberries as they emit an ethylene gas that shortens vegetable lifespan.Looking for the latest cucumber recipe? Honest Cooking has you covered with these cucumber inspired favorites.
Countdown to Summer: Cucumbers
Light and refreshing the cucumber is one of the first vegetables to welcome the start of the summer produce season.


