Half a cucumber

One thing you can do with other half of a whole cucumber is to pickle it and have it with cold meat or in a cheese sandwich. Cut it up and pack it into a very clean jar that has a lid (preferably one that has previously held pickle, as the lid will be lacquered to resist rusting from the vinegar) And a few black peppercorns and/or other whole spices and top up with a mix of 50/50% or 75/25% vinegar and water, with a little sugar dissolved in it, put on the lid and keep in the fridge. This will not last as long as "proper" pickles, it needs to be eaten in a week or so or the cucumber gets soft, but it sparks up a sandwich or salad, and it is better than throwing it out.

I've just started lining my drawers. Ooh err, Missus!

MissAdventure

Fresh veg never seems to last well, these days.
A day or so, and they've had it.

Mine usually last very well. I always remove any plastic wrapping that makes them wet and much more likely to deteriorate, though. And I line the bottom of the salad/veg drawer with a tea towel, also to absorb damp.

Tescos have a guaranteed freshness promise on some items, don't they?

I also buy the mini cucumbers, so easy to store and use.

I don't use anything special to store my veg but I do only buy from Tesco, they seem to keep fresh for long enough for me.

Except those avocados- I stopped buying those.

It's a whole different world, the world of fruit and veg bags!!
I just ordered some (cheaper than the lakeland ones) to give them a try.

Free delivery, lots of bags for £3.99.

It's hard to believe they make so much difference, looking at the pics.

Great minds, so they say,

Thank you,
I'll have look on amazon, I think.
May be able to get the lakeland ones there.

Of course, Amazon have them too.

I got mine from QVC years ago, MissA but Lakeland sell 20 for £9.99.

I buy the little cucumbers in Lidl, several in a punnet, not sure if they are there right now but these would answer your problem inasmuch as there isn't as much as a full cucumber.

Waitrose sell midi cucumbers.

I don't know about these green bags.
Where could I get some please?

Morrisons is the only place I can buy them as well. I also use the mini ones if I can’t get a half one.

teabagwoman

Are the green bags washable and reusable?

Yes they are. I’ve never been sure that they do work ( they certainly don’t help with bananas) but they do seem to work with lettuce and cucumbers.

Are the green bags washable and reusable?

Don’t know about cucumbers, but I swear by those green bags - they keep vegetables fresh, often for weeks.

It's like this, ArthurCucumbet felt that being separated from his other Arth, was kind of traumatic and in the interests of keeping the Cucumber family together they're now sold together. They even recorded a song about it, chorus went something like this "De dum de dum de dum you can make me whole again"

I use the mini ones and mini mixed peppers for salads

I did wonder about the minis when I saw them in Lidl so perhaps I ought to try them.

I buy baby cucumbers from Tesco. They seem to keep well. When my puppy was teething she loved them!

We buy packs of mini ones in Lidl too. They last well in the fridge though, so said upthread, better in the body of the fridge rather than the salad drawer.

There’s only one of me…I haven’t found half cucumbers for ages and a whole one is too much. I have taken to buying the small packs of mini ones to avoid waste but I think they’re probably more expensive than a half one if you have that choice

Midi sounds interesting!