How to keep a cucumber from being bitter

How to keep a cucumber from being bitter

How to keep a cucumber from being bitter

How does one keep a cucumber from being bitter?

It seems like most folks I come across, when the topic comes up, don't know how to get the "bitter" out of a cucumber.  Perhaps it is my family's French ancestry, but it's something that my mother taught me as a child.  

It's really rather simple.  Just slice off the end of the cucumber as pictured above.  Using the cut off end, rub the end and the cut part of the cucumber together in circles until foam comes out.  Not all cucumbers will get foamy, but many will.  Wipe or rinse off the foam and keep doing the circles with the cut end until foam no longer comes out of the body of the cucumber.  Slice off the other end and repeat the process.  Most of the time, the other end won't foam, but every once in a while; one will!  

Continue processing the cucumber as usual.  Enjoy a sweet, non-bitter cucumber!