Cucumber dill pickles may be widely popular here in the United States, but the overall popularity of pickles in India is hard to match. From mango to lemon and lime to pickled roselle leaves, these ...

I want to try my hand at producing gherkin pickles. Is a gherkin simply a small pickling cucumber? Gherkins, also called West Indian or Burr cucumbers, produce small, exceptionally spiny fruit used ...

I wrote “In praise of West Indian Gherkins” on my blog on September 23, 2014. After a few years of growing many varieties of pickling cucumbers and getting too many pests and diseases, we went outside ...

Any cucumbers in your fridge that didn't make the cut for your summer salad or flavored water shouldn't go to waste. In fact, the best way to enjoy them for a few extra weeks is by turning them into ...