It is a healthy drink Claire Williamson of the British Nutrition Foundation Dr Ruxton's team found average tea consumption was just under three cups per day. She said the increasing popularity of soft drinks meant many people were not drinking as much tea as before.
What Makes a Cucumber Bitter? Most cucumber plants contain compounds known as cucurbitacins (âkyew-ker-BIT-a-sinsâ) that cause fruit to taste bitter. At low levels, you arenât likely to detect them. But high levels of cucurbitacins produce extremely bitter fruit. Some cucumber varieties possess a gene that inhibits their formation.
My grandmother's solution to bitter cucumbers: 1. Take a one gallon can, making holes all around the bottom of the can with a pointed can-opener. 2. Bury it in the ground next to the cucumber plant. 3. Use the garden hose to fill the can with water several times a week.