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Cucumbers one more time

Regardless of any use list for cucumbers, the best thing you can do with a cucumber is eat it.

Whether it give you an energy boost or not, eating a cucumber for a mid afternoon snack is going to beat a donut every single time.

Whether it plumps up wrinkles and cellulite or not, its not going to [...]

Cucumbers to shine your shoes

Continuing with the cucumber uses list.

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don’t have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

Cucumbers for cleaning

This would be #12 on the LIST of uses for cucumbers.

12. Looking for a ‘green’ way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won’t leave [...]

Cucumbers for bad breath

I tried #11 on the LIST of cucumber uses, here are the results:

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don’t have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials [...]

Cucumbers again? Yes, again....

I just need to know if these claims are fact of fiction.

Its important to me and hopefully interesting for you.  ;D

Today I’m focusing on #13 on THE LIST.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and [...]

This is Cucumber uh science....

Okay, number three on THIS list of uses of cucumbers.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

I tried it, did it work?

Eat your vegetables: Cucumbers

The following is an email I received not too long ago about cucumbers.  It intrigued me.  I want to know how much of these claims are really true.  So I think I need to put them to the test.  This week I have a whole lot of cucumbers on my grocery list.  I’m going to test [...]