Brilliant! Got my attention,too!! I can’t wait to try your cucumber drink! Gotta go to the farmers market first….I can’t have a garden where I live. ((Sob)). God bless, Bev in Maine
Last year, I instituted "Food Math Friday" into my homeschooling curriculum because I found I needed a set day to process all our veggies and do ferments and canning and all that. So today, on our first Food Math Friday of the year, my oldest (6) watched Kevin and wrote down all his instructions. He is now making cucumber limeade for his FMF lab. Thanks so much for your videos, they're useful in SO many capacities. God bless you and Sarah!
Awesome! We are also a homeschooling family. It’s almost October now so no more cukes in our garden now. But we will definitely be using these recipes next summer. My 12 year old daughter and I have been canning tomatoes like crazy and dehydrating all kinds of stuff this year. 375 quarts of tomatoes are down on our shelves in the basement and lots of other things.
We always use the garden, our horses, chickens, and all things to run our little 10 acre hobby farm to learn so much. There’s so many fun and values to learn that don’t take a textbook. 💕🎉
I'll have to try the drink. Last year I took my cucumbers, peeled and pureed them and froze in ice cube trays and then put in freezer bag. I would put a cube in my morning smoothie. So refreshing.
Kevin, if you add a pinch of salt into the juice, it will sweeten it a lot more. Just a tiny pinch. Try it not in the big gallon drink, but try it in the small glass and see if you like the taste.
I was thinking the same thing. Especially for summertime when we are outside working in the heat. Here in Oregon, we've been having triple digits for weeks now. I've even been adding a pinch of Himalayan pink salt to my coffee in the morning. Really helps me keep going in this heat.
Gotta say…those funnels look like magic! Going to have to get some like those! With my watermelon juicing, this summer, my kitchen looked like a crime scene!
You want to talk about crime scene kitchens....my neighbors husband tried to make something involving spaghetti sauce and meat in the new pressure cooker without reading the directions fully. He removed the weight too soon. Sauce was spraying out all over the ceiling so he decided it would be a good idea to carry the pressure cooker to the sink and run old water over it but his method of getting it there didn't work out as planned. My neighbor came home to what looked like a jugular spay pattern all over the place in her kitchen, including the ceiling. I found out about the incident two days afterward when she called to ask what that incredible paint was I always use (Devoe, not available anymore). This was long before digital photography so I had to wait to see the photos. All I could say was at least it didn't explode, and she now had an incredible incident in her arsenal should she ever feel the need to use it against her husband. He could be a bit of a know it all type hence not reading the directions. 🤣😂🤣😂
@@sarah2.017 oh yes, he wanted to spend some of their vacation budget on painters because he didn't clean up fast enough and the sauce stained the walls and ceiling. I offered condolences knowing they were planning a big trip that year. She just smiled and said he bought the paint last night. My guess is that trump card came in really handy.⁷ Sorry for your pumpkin bread mishap. I once reheated a hard boiled egg in the microwave. It was too hot to bite into so I cut it in half to cool. As soon as the knife broke the surface it exploded everywhere. I missed church that day. Was cleaning egg up for hours.
About 65 years ago I sat at my Grandmothers knee & sliced onions & cucumbers for her "refrigerator pickles" as you call them. Been using same recipe ever since although I often substitute jalapeno peppers for dill weed. Love what the peppers do for it.
Hi, Im going to definately make the cucumber limeaide...sounds awesome. every year We always have too many cucumbers..we went from 10 plants down to 2 and still get a ton of them..this year is the exception since I have been in the hospital on and off since January..that the good lord Im better now. I always make zuchinni bread but I found how to use cucumbers instead which is always a hit and I get requests to make more from friends and family..the way yo make it is similar to zuchinni but the changes are...you peel and seed the cucumber..you still grate or put in a foof processor on shred setting but then you put it in a strainer and let water go out of it for about 2 hours or more then your ready to start baking..that is my method but anyone can do what they like. God Bless
Glad you are doing better. Thank you for the info on using cucumber instead of zucchini in the bread. I was thinking there must be something to do with that cucumber pulp for those of us without 🐖's...or a compost bin...or a farm...heck I live in n apartment way too close to a major city for my liking. I'm going to try that bread with the cucumber pulp. Blessing upon you and yours. Stay safe out there. 🌺🌿🌺🌿🌺😷😊
Question... If you're straining the juice, why bother peeling the cucumbers? It seems like leaving it on would add some extra nutrients (and maybe some color) to the drink, save some time, and the pigs would still get plenty of the peel in the pulp.
Kevin, you're missing another favorite use of large cucumbers. As kids we would take the large cucumbers from the garden, sneak into the kitchen for a butter knife, and carve a boat out of them that we would float down the creek on the farm...
When you had the blended cucumber for the limeade I was thinking that it looked like a smoothie and that got me thinking of popsicles and even homemade sherbet from your cucumber limeade recipe. Gotta try it! Thanks!!
Good job Kevin! I have a jar of your pickles in my refer as we speak! I love the limeade recipe too. Here's another idea for using cucumbers. Cucumber & Apple sandwiches with a slice of Gouda cheese. It sounds strange but really delicious!
Those bright yellow cucumbers make great cinnamon sweet pickles, you should try that recipe some time It takes a long time to make them, but they are oh so worth it for Christmas presents. :) Bright red cinnamon flavor, crispy and delicious.
Try cucumber salad. Slice up several cucumbers add garden onions,green peppers ,cherry tomatoes and olive garden dressing original Italian. Put in refrigerator until cold.
I've saved my gallon pickle jars over the years and even got some free off of craigslist. Now, I make my own pickles so I don't buy them anymore, BUT I use those jars for food storage. I have over 20 of them.
Thanks for these recipes, Kevin and Sarah! Oh my goodness... These are great ways of using up cucumbers. While I was watering yesterday, I ate a cucumber straight out of the garden. Great timing, this video!
From one former Gilbert Az. Resident homesteader to another I love the cucumber Lime Aide. We’ve been watching you two for over a year and have gained quite a bit of knowledge from you guys.
That drink sounds delicious! Have you heard of TrueLemon, lemon and/or lime and/or grapefruit dehydrated powder? It is so easy to store and is delicious once rehydrated. Thank you for these ideas and the book recommendation. Sounds great.
Love Kevin's shirt. I recently read that eating a cucumber a day is extremely healthy for you, so drinking it should be just as good. I make refrigerator pickles using salt and dill with a little touch of sugar. They're excellent.
Kevin, I know you all like spicy things. I had a coupon and got these "cold processed" pickles for free. I wasn't going to pay $4 for a 12 ounce container (including brine) for these pickles. They are a dill spicy. I put a jalapeno, two habanero, dill, sliced onion, crushed garlic, vinegar and the sliced cucumbers. I just put them in jars and let them set for about 2 weeks in the fridge. My husband loves these!
Since you Kevin called your self impatient, here is my recepie for 'instant pickeled 'cucumbers. Put sliced cucumbers in a jar layered with salt, sugar(sweetener)and fresh dill if available. Put the lid on and shake til juices begin to release. Add vinegar to your taste. Eat and enjoy, no waiting till tomorrow needed. 😊
We would let our cucumbers go orange or yellow and even get some from the neighbors to make Lime Pickles...our favorite! Because the older cucumbers have a lot of meaty flesh...just peel, scrape out the seeds, cut the flesh into spears and soak in pickling lime for 24 hrs, rinse 3 times, then cook in vinegar, sugar, water, pickling spices til the cuke turns clear...put in jars...your done....taste like sweet-n-sour pickles, delicious! And the pickling lime makes them so crisp not soft or mushy, the best
You NEVER get too many cucumbers. I and my whole family can eat tons of sliced cucumbers everyday w/ Salt/peppers /sugar and vinegar. They are delicious. Sweet pickles, too. We love cucumbers.
I've got a huge yellow Marketmore cucumber sitting that I missed over and over again while picking that I intend to de-seed soon and about 15 cucumbers in the fridge that I was wondering what to do with. I love the marketmore variety. I did a comparison with that and straight 8 this year and the marketmore are still producing nice fruit while the straight 8s were done over a month ago. We have pickles for years. I am going to make some of that juice today. Thanks for sharing Kevin.
Also, you could make Tzatziki sauce that is great for dipping, as a sandwich spread, on pita and in general goes great with Mediterranean dishes. I take it you guys might make your own greek style yogurt? Also, you have lots of garlic from your garden. Just a thought.
I put my seeds in a jar and just put the lid on to shake for a couple of days, it works great and the pulp/gel pours off easily. I always enjoy your vlogs. God Bless your family.
I planted Chicago Pickling cukes this year. They were doing fine until our desert heat kicked up from 114 to 122° My plants died along with everything else I planted. Watering and shade did not matter. So when you have snow on the ground, I have a beautiful green garden.
That cucumber lime juice is such a great idea! When I was on vacation, I had my sister harvesting in my garden and I told her to put my tomatoes in the freezer and the cakes in the crisper, but she thought everything needed to go in the freezer. Now I have a way to use those cucumbers after all. Thanks!
I've found that a great resource for the gallon size jars is local restaurants. Most of them order pickles and they come in gall on size jars. I get them for free from some restaurants and sometimes a dollar or two at others. Love the videos you all make. Lots of great ideas and recipes! Thank you so much for sharing with us!
Hi Sara and Kevin, I made the cucumber juice this past weekend. I made ice cubes to add to my water. I also added some countrytime lemonade to the cucumber juice. It has a great flavor. Thank Yall so much for all the great ideas! My husband and I have learned alot. We freeze a lot of our garden veggies and we pressure canned 7 quarts of tomatoes yesterday for the 1st time. We watched Sara's video and uses our Ball canning book. Thanks again!
One thing I love to do with cucumber's is making cucumber sandwiches. I make them with alfalfa sprouts. Love the cucumber drink. Iam so gonna borrow that recipe. Hope your day is as amazing as you two are. Sending love and hugs from the central coast of Cali.
@@jamjar5716 I never thought of using cream cheese. I always used mayo. The only time I remember having it with cream cheese is when I went to a women's tea party with the finger sandwich's. I so miss women's tea party's. Thank you for the reminder. hope your day is as amazing as you are ☺️❤️🤗
Woohoo just made a large jar and didn't even take 5min including clean up. 3 plants and I've got cukes galore, who knew 🤷🏻♀️ ya you homesteaders did ☺️ Tomorrow will be making the cucumber concentrate in ice cubes like Sarah suggested in other video. You guys are awesome, thank you.
Perfect shirt for this episode, Kevin! ;-) Thank you for the recipes - we don't have a garden, but while cucumbers are in season here, I will definitely try them!
Thank you for this video. As a lover of cucumber juice and refrigerator pickles, it was perfect. Also, thank you for the large effort in getting these videos to us on RU-vid.
Refrigerator pickles make me think of my grandfather. During the summer, he always had a bowl of brine with dill, onion, and sometimes garlic with thick slices of cucumber. I would sneak in the house and pick a few slices out whenever I could.
Thanks so much Kevin!! I have a ton of cukes that I was going to dehydrate, but now will be making this tonight. I also make your bread each week but have doubled the yeast, added a tiny bit of Honey, and a 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds. I also let the first rise go from 3 to 5 hours. And bake it in a cast iron bread pan!!
I know this is an old video but we've sliced cucumbers, put on freeze dryer trays, and dusted with ranch powder. My grand thinks it's "chips". Also, sliced, soaked them in a salt and vinegar brine and freeze dried. So good.
haha Kevin pactients is a virtue and I taught you had a load of it seeing all your work you do well your work and taste of this looks great i do save all my seeds also in my garden
For fridge pickles I've been stuffing the jar with veggies first and then heating the brine to dissolve the sugar and pouring into the jar. I like to add hot peppers and coriander, so good! Thanks for your videos!
You will also love a Spanish cucumber soup made and served cold-called gazpacho...I love it and the Mexican version shown by Rick Bayless a Chicago chef.
Make this cucumber “salad” all the time -it gets so hot here in Phoenix, AZ (in the 120degree summer), that hubby drinks the brine to starve off heat exhaustion (?) & heat cramps when working outside! Uses my homemade dill pickle juice, too!
I am so glad for your video today (and wish I would have watched it 3 weeks ago)! Thank you! I will be making that cucumber lime drink and some refrigerator pickles today!
Hi Kevin and Sara well been busy in the lovely summer thanks for sharing great idea have a great day love your videos wow that is some delicious looking I have the same jars but with a tap love it and love your idea of food gotta try thanks
You guys are such an awesome and sweet family. I love your videos and have gained so much knowledge from them. Thank you for sharing all this information.
Kevin, have you thought about freeze drying your cucumber limeade? I think it would turn into a powder that you could add to water for a refreshing taste of summer during the dog days of winter. Try a batch with sweetener and one without. Would you share the results with us too?
Kevin, I love watching you in the kitchen. I love watching Sarah. She gives me the courage to keep on preserving for my family. Much love to you guys. Thank you for sharing with us.
@@Emeraldwitch30 I watched someone make soup out of freeze dried veggies and broth, and spices. Her broth and veggies were all turned into powder once she had them dried. She was putting the ingredients into pint size jars for storing and giving as gifts. Makes me want a freeze dryer... however, I can't even afford the cheapest one. Someday....
Hey Kevin. I also blend up my cucumbers 🥒, but not to make lime aide ( although that sounds yummy) I make cucumber ice cubes. Absolutely no water needed in that ninja blender. Just fill it up and blend. No straining or peeling either. Just pour into your ice cube tray and freeze. I store them in gallon freezer bags. Yup need a really good blender like ninja, pampered chef or similar.
2 cucumbers. Seed cuc, slice halves in slices, personal preference, I like them sliced thin. Add 1 red onion slices. Add handful of dried berries (I use mix of golden raisins, cranberry & cherry). In small bowl whip together 1/2 small container lemon lofat or lol carb yogurt or use vanilla or plain & add Lennon juice. Add liquid stevia to taste. Fold in yogurt mix. Delicious!
