On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:58:13 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 17:31:00 -0600, 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.
>
>I'm pretty sure I know the ones you mean, I personally like them.
>I don't think there is anything particularly English about them
>though?

Perhaps the connotation of English Cucumber Sandwiches. That's
something I think you really have to use that type of cucumber for if
you want it to be 'delicate' - the field type cucumber does not make
them the same way.