*Eat as a snack, with a meal or add to your favorite summer garden salad.ĭiscover - 1) a: to make known or visable b: display 2) to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time find, to make a discovery. Walla Walla Onions (these are a milder onion with a sweeter flavor, but yellow onions will also work)Ģ) Peel and thinly slice onion (keep them in a circle shape, not chopped).ģ) Put cucumber-onion mixture into bowl or jar (large enough that the vegetables are immersed when liquids are added).Ĥ) Add vinegar and water (adjust to taste if it's too sharp, add more water).ĥ) Cover bowl/jar and refrigerate at least 1 hour, before serving. Lemon Cucumbers (or any variety of your favorite cucumber) Today when my Mom came in with a dozen of them, just picked from the garden-I knew she was going to make them into the homemade pickles-so yummy! If you want to make something that is cool and refreshing and only takes about 10 minutes of prep time and then an hour till it's ready, then this recipe is the one for you. Also, they taste very much like other cucumber varieties, and for a bonus, they are crunchier, which I love and they taste delicious, especially when pickled. As you can see from the picture, there is a slight yellow hue, but to me they are more of a light green. Despite the name, Lemon Cucumbers don't taste like lemons, but can take on a yellow coloring that is similar to the yellow of a lemon. These cucumbers are round and are about the size of a baseball. Over the last several years we've planted a heirloom cucumber variety called Lemon Cucumbers. We've planted cucumbers in our garden each year since I was a kid and my Mom has always made fresh pickled cucumbers every summer for our family. Let me introduce you to a lesser-known cucumber, but an oh-so-tasty one: The Lemon Cucumber.