Well, Carol Smith, this one is for you! I have been spending quite a bit of time on-line trying to find some interesting and unusual uses for cucumbers and I must say that I have found quite a few!
Did you know......
- If you rub a slice of cucumber on your bathroom mirror it will not only eliminate the steam/fog on your mirror but it will add a spa-like fragrance to the air.
- Place a few slices of cucumber in a pie tin and place in your garden if you are having problems with grubs and slugs. The chemicals in the cucumber will react to the aluminum if the pie tin and give off a scent that repels the grubs and slugs. The cool thing? Humans can't smell it.
- Cucumbers clean stainless steel! I know, right??? I had to try this one and IT WORKED! Rub cucumber slices on the surface you want to clean and it will remove tarnish and bring back a shine. AND, it doesn't leave streaks. Faucets, sinks, stainless steel - TRY IT!
- The skin of a cucumber works great for removing ink pen, crayon and marker! Got a few spots on the wall from the kids? Try it!
- Cucumbers can also be pureed and used to sooth burns and insect bites.
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I love these tips, Leesa. Especially the mirror one. I think I'll try it on my car windscreen.
Leesa ~ Great tips. I love cucumbers... Did YOU know you can put them on your eyes to reduce the swelling under your eyes? It works!
Great tips, Leesa! But (**borderline naughty alert here**) those are not exactly the uses I had read about in a book years ago. ;) I know, I know --- it's a PG rated post.
Oh - and BTW - if you are having trouble with roaches (I know ... YUCK!) you can place the peel of the cucumber in cabinets and along counters and baseboards and it will repel them. Learned that from an old farmer in one of the swampier parts of Florida.
Jane - IF you try it on your car window I gotta know if it works!
June - YES - they work wonders on your eyes. I was going for househole uses though. There are a TON of other things that they do such as the puffiness around eyes and aromotherapy uses!
Carol - That is really nasty about the roaches but if they work for grubs, etc in the garden then I can certainly see it work for roaches as well.