spiky cucumber

My foot high ridge cucumber (don't know the variety) has produced a 5 inch cucumber covered in spikes.  How do I process it to eat?  shave the skin off or just the spikes? 

back of a  knife and they just fall off   

The spikes get less prominent as the cucumber fills out - just ends up with some hard 'thorns' that brush off easily. I have grown Marketmore 76 this year, and the skins can be a little tough if they are left a bit too long, but OK if picked at a smaller size.

I rub the bristles off my Marketmore cukes with my hand, and usually slice strips of skin off with a veg peeler when preparing to eat (not to be "cheffy," but I find it results in about the right balance between keeping some of the flavour of the skin, whilst removing the sometimes slightly rubbery sensation as you bite into it.)

(Can't tell you what I do with Passandra GH cukes because I still haven't got any!!) 

I rub the bristles off my Marketmore cukes with my hand, and usually slice strips of skin off with a veg peeler when preparing to eat (not to be "cheffy," but I find it results in about the right balance between keeping some of the flavour of the skin, whilst removing the sometimes slightly rubbery sensation as you bite into it.)

(Can't tell you what I do with Passandra GH cukes because I still haven't got any!!) 

Me too with 'Marketmore'

I can tell you Jay that Passandra are smooth and beautiful

I can tell you Jay that Passandra are smooth and beautiful

So are mine (it's just that they're only about 1.5cm long, 1mm across, and sort of yellow!)