Too Many Cucumbers, As Always

July 7, 2026 · by Yekaterina Volkova

Lifestyle

Family Confronts Annual Cucumber Surplus With The Only Weapon Available: Relentless Pickling

Nobody planted this many on purpose. And yet, every August, the dacha produces a cucumber harvest of biblical proportions, and the kitchen becomes a pickling factory that will not rest until every last one is in a jar.

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