In Praise of the Lowly Cucumber

'On sweltering August days, no one wants to spend time at the stove, and sometimes the grill is even too much to bear.  Some days your best kitchen tool is a blender and your most refreshing ingredient is a cooling cucumber. 

Although it will never be mistaken for a superfood, the common cucumber has been around for a long time and is probably here to stay.  Originating in India over 3,000 years ago, it's believed that cucumbers were brought to America by Christopher Columbus.'




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