Good Morning. Plenty of zucchini and tomatoes. I cannot seem to catch the zukes before they are giant, but I’ve managed to find homes for them all. I harvested one watermelon, but I haven’t tasted it yet. I also have lots of cucumbers, but after the first bitter one I’m afraid to taste them. They may all be a loss.
“... after the first bitter one, I’m afraid to taste them”.
My Mom used an old trick on large eggplant that was bitter. She would peel them, slice them and load salt on them. You leave it like that for a good twenty to thirty minutes. The salt “draws” out the bitterness. She would then rinse them very well and make whatever dish she had planned. I am thinking perhaps you could try this on the cucumbers (if you are planning on using them for salads etc). The crazy thing is if you taste the liquid that is expelled by the salt.. you taste pure bitterness. Just a thought!