Preserving cucumbers

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    Is there a way to do something with a glut of cucumbers? We got two carrier bags full off our plants yesterday, and whilst I am giving a good few of them away, I am wondering if there is anything else we can do with them?
     
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      Cucumber wine perhaps:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
       
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        Dunno if maybe you could pickle 'em?
         
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        Hmmmm... I am allergic to them, so the wine idea probably isn't suitable; pickling is a maybe, but I would need tons and tons of jars and loads of pickling vinegar... would they need to be whole, or could they be chopped up before pickling?
         
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        Slice thinly and interleave with slices of onion in jars of vinegar. Just great on a cheese sandwich!
         
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          Mmmm pickled in a sweet pickle vinegar, with chillies, lots of recipes on t'interweb.
           
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            Pickled in Vinegar with herbs/chilli Slice thin, good with sandwiches or salads

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              Another way to use them, rather than preserve them is to make tzatziki - yoghurt, cucumber and garlic dip. Stacks of info about how to do it on the www. It's very easy and if you like yoghurt and garlic very tasty.
               
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                I have given the vast majority away, with a load going to our works canteen :)
                 
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