Any cucumbers in your fridge that didn't make the cut for your summer salad or flavored water shouldn't go to waste. In fact, the best way to enjoy them for a few extra weeks is by turning them into ...

Pick your cucumbers at peak ripeness and keep the plants productive as long as possible with these tips. Cucumbers are typically planted in spring and harvested throughout the summer season. They are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nothing says summer like a burger off the grill topped with crispy, homemade pickles. And where do those pickles come from? The ...

As the August harvest fills up baskets with a rainbow of veggies at green markets and as urban gardens hit their seasonal highs, home cooks now have plenty of produce to pickle vegetables. When it ...

• Pick the freshest fruits and vegetables available. • When pickling whole cucumbers, 2- to 4-inch cucumbers are best because you can get more in a typical canning jar. • Before pickling, wash ...

It’s all about timing when harvesting cucumbers for eating fresh or preserving as dill or sweet pickles. Picking these low-calorie vegetables ensures the best flavor, greatest nutritional value and ...

For a die-hard pickle enthusiast like me, there's absolutely nothing like a jar of homemade pickles. Done right, homemade pickles are the real deal — and once you've tried the real deal, there's ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- It's easy to become overwhelmed with summer's bounty of produce. Trying to use it all before it goes bad or come up with creative ways to enjoy it all can prove to be a ...