Cucumber Prickles
Curt&Mary Hannon
Yes, I said Prickles, not pickles. I have what seems to be a very silly
question. But, it has been a matter of serious 'debate' between my
husband and myself. At the risk of looking ridiculous, here goes. Does,
or has, anyone ever get the hairs from cucumber plants imbedded in their
skin? If so, is there an easy way to remove them?
Please e-mail or post any and all comments.
Mary
wex...@mailhost.bcl.net
OH YES! As soon as you come in from the cuke patch and feel the
prickles, when the skin is dry, take strips of 2" strapping tape, press
it on the areas and lift off. Better yet, take those old knee-his, cut
off the toe, and slip them over your arm and hand before heading to the
garden. Might not even want to cut off the toe for cukes, but I have
this problem with certain bush beans, too, and need the fingers to pick.
lebasel
In article <320D0E...@mailhost.bcl.net>, <wex...@mailhost.bcl.net> wrote:
>Curt&Mary Hannon wrote:
>> or has, anyone ever get the hairs from cucumber plants imbedded in their
>> skin? If so, is there an easy way to remove them?
>>
>OH YES! As soon as you come in from the cuke patch and feel the
>prickles, when the skin is dry, take strips of 2" strapping tape, press
>it on the areas and lift off. Better yet, take those old knee-his, cut
I second the tape trick, but I'll add that if you are thinking
of making cactus fruit jam (prickly pear and saguaro cactus fruit
makes an interesting jam or jelly), working with those tunas and
getting those prickles, the tape trick works very well. Use the
tape as soon as possible when you get the prickle, don't let them
work into your skin.
Leslie
leb...@nando.net
(should be tuna season soon, for all you folks in AZ)
Faith Senie
In article <320CCE...@netins.net>,
Curt&Mary Hannon <han...@netins.net> wrote:
)Yes, I said Prickles, not pickles. I have what seems to be a very silly
)question. But, it has been a matter of serious 'debate' between my
)husband and myself. At the risk of looking ridiculous, here goes. Does,
)or has, anyone ever get the hairs from cucumber plants imbedded in their
)skin? If so, is there an easy way to remove them?
Well, I've always found that cucumbers had things more like thorns
than prickles; I would remove cuke thorns with tweezers. For
something more like the nasty little fuzzies on zucchinis and
yellow squash, I would suggest taking a piece of cellophane tape
and putting it, sticky side down, onto the prickled area. Make sure you've
got it plenty well stuck down. Now take one corner and pull it off
like you're ripping off a bandage. With any luck, the pricklies will
stick to the tape and come out when you rip it off...
Faith
fa...@senie.com
http://www.senie.com/faith/
George Shirley
lebasel wrote:
>
> In article <320D0E...@mailhost.bcl.net>, <wex...@mailhost.bcl.net> wrote:
> >Curt&Mary Hannon wrote:
> >>
>
> >prickles, when the skin is dry, take strips of 2" strapping tape, press
> >it on the areas and lift off. Better yet, take those old knee-his, cut
>
> I second the tape trick, but I'll add that if you are thinking
> of making cactus fruit jam (prickly pear and saguaro cactus fruit
> makes an interesting jam or jelly), working with those tunas and
> getting those prickles, the tape trick works very well. Use the
> tape as soon as possible when you get the prickle, don't let them
> work into your skin.
>
> Leslie
> leb...@nando.net
>
> (should be tuna season soon, for all you folks in AZ)
(plus mesquite trees). Seems some Texans working there in the fifties
got homesick. Prickly pear is great stuff, ie. nopalitos (canned strips
of the palms (leaves), tuna jelly, tuna syrup. I use the old blow-torch
technique to burn stickers off and then pick the stuff. We used to do
that in drought conditions so the cows could eat it down in South Texas.
George in SW Louisiana, with tunas dancing in my head
lebasel
In article <320F4A...@iamerica.net>,
George Shirley <gshi...@iamerica.net> wrote:
>got homesick. Prickly pear is great stuff, ie. nopalitos (canned strips
>of the palms (leaves), tuna jelly, tuna syrup. I use the old blow-torch
>technique to burn stickers off and then pick the stuff. We used to do
>that in drought conditions so the cows could eat it down in South Texas.
Hey George,
Do you have any good recipes for using nopalitos? I have a jar in
my reefer, and the strips taste pretty good (kinda like a string
bean), but the slime that you get from pulling 'em out of the
can is pretty, well, off-putting...
Can you bread 'em, or fry 'em, or something to get the slime off?
Was thinking of cactus fajita thingys, but the slime. I'll have to
make 'em fast so that no one sees <smile>. Including me.
Leslie
leb...@nando.net
George Shirley
Leslie: You gotta wash them good after taking them out of the jar. I
use them in salads mostly but also mixed with fajitas, in tuna salads
with black olives, by themselves with jalapeno strips and a little
vinegar then wrapped in a small flour tortilla. Anything that looks like
it needs a little nopalito.
George
lebasel wrote:
>
> In article <320F4A...@iamerica.net>,
> George Shirley <gshi...@iamerica.net> wrote:
> >got homesick. Prickly pear is great stuff, ie. nopalitos (canned strips of the palms (leaves) <snip>
>
> Hey George,
>
> Do you have any good recipes for using nopalitos? I have a jar in
> my reefer, and the strips taste pretty good (kinda like a string
> bean), but the slime that you get from pulling 'em out of the
> can is pretty, well, off-putting...
>
> Can you bread 'em, or fry 'em, or something to get the slime off?
> Was thinking of cactus fajita thingys, but the slime. I'll have to
> make 'em fast so that no one sees <smile>. Including me.
>
> Leslie
> leb...@nando.net
.
George Shirley
George Shirley
ywu
lebasel wrote:
>
> Do you have any good recipes for using nopalitos?
I had them once in Denver in scrambled eggs with chopped peppers and
diced tomatoes. It was great! - I think the egg stuck to the slime so I
didn't notice...