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  • Cucumber: More than just a food

    My colleague just sent me this and I instantly thought of the grapes (of course ) especially use No.4

    WOW WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS,I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.

    1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

    2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

    3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

    4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

    5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

    6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

    7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

    8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.


    9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

    10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

    11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

    12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.


    13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
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    Ber-li-mey!

    Thanks Ollie.

    *Goes off to sow some more Cucs...
    All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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    • #3
      14. Put slices on your eyes to relieve itchy eyes and blepharitis.

      15. Umm...er....no Ollie, you'll just get sent to the norty step!
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Glutton4... View Post
        Thanks Ollie.

        *Goes off to sow some more Cucs...
        Goes off to buy a meat pie!
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
          Goes off to buy a meat pie!
          LOL!

          Nutter!
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
            Goes off to buy a meat pie!
            Aww...I'd LOVE a meat pie!!!


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            • #7
              Obviously indispensable...


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              • #8
                Originally posted by Brengirl View Post
                Obviously indispensable...


                I assumed you meant me until I saw the picture!
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                • #9
                  Thanks Ollie it sounds like cumbers are like magic.
                  Location....East Midlands.

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                  • #10
                    Also useful to soothe sunburn ....Rub slices over your sore bits.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                      4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
                      Are you sure? The slugs round here love cucumber (he says ruefully).

                      Also, wasn't that a Harry Potter book? 'Harry Potter and the pie tin of gloom'?
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by sarraceniac View Post
                        Are you sure? The slugs round here love cucumber (he says ruefully).

                        Also, wasn't that a Harry Potter book? 'Harry Potter and the pie tin of gloom'?
                        Ah, but if the cucumber juice isn't in contact with aluminium it isn't the same thing....I'm guessing.

                        Assuming HW has eaten that meat pie by now we could ask him how it's going!
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                        • #13
                          Now I'm glad I've got around 20 cuke plants.. dubious about the slug bit though - worth a try
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                            9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
                            Interesting list - this one jumps out though. WD40 is a water repellent, not a lubricant. If you need to lube a squeaky hinge get yourself a proper light or penetrating lube instead...

                            ...or cucumbers.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                              Assuming HW has eaten that meat pie by now we could ask him how it's going!
                              Meat pie?...
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