One of my favorite things of summer is fresh cucumbers right out of the garden.  My plants have finally started yielding their produce, and I am thoroughly enjoying the bounty. For the past several years, I have planted the pickling cucumber variety instead of their longer cousins.  I love the flavor; to me, they are a little sweeter than the others.  A few years ago, when my granddaughter Vivian was staying with me for a couple of days, she was…..

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