“A cucumber,” said Dr Johnson, “should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing.”  I am inclined to disagree. Very good in a raita, of course, and goes curiously well with peanut butter. They are supposed by herbalists to purify the blood, but I have never quite understood what this means. More…

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