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Superstition

My grandfather has always cut the end off a cucumber and rubbed the cut piece around on the cut end of the cucumber before eating it. He says it takes out the bitterness.

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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; SPRINGFIELD ; Dorris, Rose Mary

Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE ; Bitter' Taste ; Cucumber ; FOOD ; SUPERSTITION

Subject headings: Food Drink -- Kind of Food and Its Preparation

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