How to use overgrown cucumbers
In summer, vegetables ripen quickly - if you miss a visit to the country house, overgrown cucumbers appear. There are several ways to use these vegetables.
Overgrown cucumbers
Cooking applications
Small, young cucumbers are ideal for making snacks, twists, pickles. But you can also make delicious dishes with overgrown cucumbers.
- Fry or stew separately or as a stew.
- Salt in a barrel for preparing the first courses in winter (hodgepodge, pickle, etc.).
- Prepare salads for the winter (spicy, sweet, with tomato).
- Make cucumber caviar. It is similar to squash, but has a more delicate, subtle taste.
- Make sweets from cucumbers: jam, candied fruits.
Overgrown cucumbers are fried in rings like zucchini. A simple dish with garlic, dill, mayonnaise will decorate any meal.
Another popular dish is stuffed cucumbers. The fillings are different: chicken, mushrooms, cheese. Large fruits are ideal for such a dish. They are fried, stewed, baked. Rolls, mother-in-law tongues, which are made from cucumbers in Korean, have an unusual, exquisite taste.
Another unusual snack using ripe cucumbers is pickled pickles. It is prepared from ripe peeled vegetables with the addition of spices: mustard, caraway seeds, dill, pepper, bay leaves, garlic.
Application in cosmetology
Cucumbers have skin whitening properties
Due to the ability to moisturize, cleanse, whiten the skin, cucumbers are widely used for cosmetic procedures:
- A mask is made from overripe cucumbers. They are preliminarily peeled and removed from seeds. The product tones the skin, evens out its color, removes dark circles under the eyes. The pulp is grated and frozen.
- Ice cubes are made from cucumber juice. They are used to rub the skin.
- The vegetable is used to prepare a cucumber lotion for skin care at home.
Cucumber-based remedies cope with acne, acne, rash. After using the product, the skin is restored, the inflammatory processes go away.
Application in creativity
Ripe cucumbers are useful for making crafts. For children's autumn matinees in the garden and school, they are often asked to prepare compositions from vegetables. Unusual figurines of animals and birds are made from cucumbers, they create a whole story.
Whole cucumbers dried in summer can really be turned into original beads, earrings for a girl. Such ornaments can be used to decorate any outfit, decorate the interior.
Caskets are made from dried halves of large cucumbers. To do this, remove seeds and pulp from the vegetable, and then leave it in the sun until it dries completely. Blanks are painted with paints, decorated with stones, beads, decoupage elements. The accessory becomes a wonderful addition to the interior, a creative gift.
Seed use
A yellowish overripe cucumber is suitable for picking seeds for the next year. The best, unspoiled fruits are chosen. Overgrown cucumbers are cut to collect seeds, the seeds are carefully removed, and placed in a container with water for fermentation for 2-4 days.Then they are dried and placed in paper bags for storage.
Conclusion
If it was not possible to remove the vegetables on time, do not despair: overgrown cucumbers can be used correctly.