On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 7:31:02 PM UTC-4, Janet B wrote:
> I don't know how they sell. Those long, shrink-wrapped English
> cucumbers smell funny and taste off. Every once in awhile I get a
> craving for cucumber during the winter and I buy one of those
> cucumbers. I think they are nasty. Since they are available
> everywhere, I have to assume that many people like them. I'm hoping
> the vinegar and oil salad dressing for tonight will cover the taste.
> Janet US

We like them better because the seeds are smaller and softer, and the
skin is thinner. They taste just like the others, as far as we can tell.

Once in a while we get one that's old, and the flesh is a little
yellow and the taste is off. Perhaps the turnover at your grocers
is too slow. On the other hand, I've had that same experience with
standard cukes, too.

Cindy Hamilton