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June 14th is National Cucumber Day...+ ROSÉ Day (AND Bourbon 🥃 Day too!) _2025

just a crisp bit of history for now:
…Genetically related to watermelons 🍉, cucumbers 🥒 ( gherkins, etc. ) originate from all over Africa…

And Black Americans (women in particular) were not only known for but lauded and praised for their pickling prowess for centuries …

I couldn’t resist snapping this pic of a beautiful bowl of cucumbers Chef Denzell Washington was working with at Old Stone House of Brooklyn for one of the hearth meals programs we collaborated on. [I believe he sliced and diced some into the grilled watermelon salad…]

Hey Hey — it's Rosé Day TODAY too! Like humans, with our diverse range of hues, rosé represents some of the most beautiful expressions of that wonderfully divine elixir called WINE…

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