Beginner Gardening: Did You Fertilize Your Mouse Melons Today?, 1 by Ozark

Ozark wrote:
"i imagine that those mouse melons could be pickled whole?"
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Yes, they're less than 1" long so there's no need to slice them. They have a very thin skin, so they don't need to be peeled either. Eaten raw off the vines, they have a pleasant crunchy texture and a sort-of (but not quite) cucumber flavor. I haven't tasted any pickled ones yet, but I think they'll pickle well.

Neither West Indian Burr Gherkins nor Mexican Sour Gherkins (mouse melons) are actually cucumbers, and they're not bothered by the fungus diseases that are attacking the foliage of my cucumber vines now. I like that.