A reply: "I just ate it with no skin. Its tasting kind of bitter. But oddly I also taste hint of honey . Maybe we never are to eat the seed for that gives bitterness? And never eat skin? Some left over rind can give bitter taste? What stage its most fragrant in taste not bitter unless bitter is good for us?
Sorry for all mails its hard to explain all this unless you come to market here in usa and to taste it. Cucumbers often taste bitter in usa. But all the links below show how its sold here." from Radha ji. On 17 August 2013 18:00, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > It is Poona khira or Puneri cucumber > There are two cultivars light green when young and nearly white when > young, both turning almost brown when nearing maturity and brown with > cracks when nearly mature. > Young tender fruits are best for salads, even brown without cracks. those > with cracks have ripe seeds. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 12:14 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: English Rose Garden <[email protected]> >> Date: 17 August 2013 01:46 >> Subject: [itpmods:7089] poona kheera or puneri khira >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [email protected]?? >> >> >> >> Im radha from usa. Im south indian. >> >> at my farmers market they sell poona kheera or some say puneri khira. >> >> When is the correct stage to harvest and eat it and is it really an >> indian cucumber? I asked other indians at the market and they dont know >> what it is. >> >> I see it sold in various stages >> >> Harvest? >> http://www.feldoncentral.com/garden/photos/d/9728-1/IMG_8297-poonakheera.jpg >> >> Ripe?:http://www.cherrygal.com/images/PoonaKheeraCuke.jpg >> >> Totally overripe and suitable only for saving seeds: >> http://gardenerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cucumber_poona_kheera.jpg >> >> >> >> cream >> light green >> gold >> brown >> brown with crackles >> small >> fat >> smooth >> bumpy >> semi bumpy >> >> do we eat the skin? >> Do we eat the seeds? >> How do they usually prepare it? >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ITPmods" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/itpmods. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >> alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): >> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2135 members & >> 1,61,500 messages on 31/7/13) or Efloraofindia website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >> of more than 8500 species & 1,70, 000 images). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world): http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2135 members & 1,61,500 messages on 31/7/13) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 8500 species & 1,70, 000 images). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
