Today in the CSA:

[conuly]

SEVEN POUNDS OF CUCUMBERS.

I don't even know what I'm gonna do.

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What the Planned Parenthood hoax really proves: Right-wing extremists have no qualms about destroying peoples’ lives

NSA document: Israeli special forces assassinated top Syrian military official

Does Earth have a shadow biosphere?

Back to the Future With Scott Walker

An Attempt to Keep the Dying Gottschee Culture Very Much Alive

Controversial Jade Helm military exercise opens in Texas

United Airlines awards hackers millions of miles for revealing risks

Oldest sperm ever is discovered in Antarctica, by accident

Millennials Who Are Thriving Financially Have One Thing in Common

Mitochondrial disease study raises hope of treatment

Sixth-Century Misery Tied to Not One, But Two, Volcanic Eruptions

Polish cow on the run for 2 years is finally caught

How the plunging price of oil has set off a new global contest

People with HIV live almost 20 years longer than in 2001

Even Mild Mental Health Problems In Children Can Cause Trouble Later

“No problem” vs “you’re welcome” (I had no idea "you're welcome" was so recent in coinage!)

Cutting calories lets yeast live longer

Obama: Iran deal is only alternative to more Mideast war

How the Potato Changed the World (This article is utterly fascinating, and I will think less of you if you don't read it.)

Study finds contaminants in California public-water supplies

State legislatures have enacted a slew of abortion restrictions in recent years. Americans United for Life wrote most of them.

Potential of blue LEDs as novel chemical-free food preservation technology

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The Taliban may be talking peace, but it hasn’t stopped fighting

Philippines reopens Subic Bay as military base to cover South China Sea

Africans are pretty concerned about this climate change mess we made

At least 33 killed in three attacks in northeast Nigeria

Seeking Refuge: Migrants say 'no thanks' to EU distribution plans

Thousands rescued at sea near Libya

Greece gets relief from creditors after first austerity test

Comments

[adrian_turtle]

Cucumber soup! I am making a gazpacho variant that is based on cucumbers and green grapes, with ground almonds, a slice of bread, and a little oil and vinegar. Or maybe avocado instead of the bread and almonds, I don't know. If you eat dairy, cucumber soups with yogurt or buttermilk are popular.

[st_aurafina]

Tzatziki? Refrigerator pickles? Tomato and zucchini and mustard seed salad? Sushi? Summer rolls? Give them away to friends? Our supermarket usually has a box of free zucchinis and cucumbers later in summer for people to take.

We got nearly none this year, so sad.

[siderea]

Oh my goodness, I was just thinking to myself, "Hey, for this topic I want to write on, I totally need a good link about the role of monocultures in the Great Potato Famine"!

[conuly]

Talk about serendipity!

[conuly]

Dragging them to the food bank up the block isn't a half bad idea, I think they operate on Saturdays.

[killing_rose]

Use them the way you do zucchini.

[conuly]

You're presupposing that I willingly use summer squash ever.

[conuly]

Hm. I've been trying to get the girls to eat more things out of my bowls. (We keep breaking bowls, but I'm trying again. However, our habit of never having more than one bowl at a time means that either everybody eats out of mixing bowls - hah! I love my mixing bowls, that ain't an option - or we never eat soup ever.)

[eofs.livejournal.com]

Spa day followed by tzatziki. Also, I have a friend who enjoys drinking cucumber water.