[header] How to core a cucumber [title] Wash the cucumber under a stream of cool water. [title] Lay the cucumber on your cutting board in a vertical position. [step] The cucumber should be perpendicular to the edge of the countertop. 
[title] Slice the cucumber in half starting at the top and ending at the bottom. [title] Place your spoon near the top end of one cucumber half so that the tip of the spoon rests on the light green flesh.