“Cool as a cucumber” and other veggie-inspired comparisons

Laura Young  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Without a doubt this has turned into a cucumber summer. Since we are right now smack dab in the middle of the two hottest months of the year, the phrase “cool as a cucumber” comes to mind as I'm growing and eating the bounty every which way. Somehow, the inside of a cucumber stays about 20 degrees cooler than whatever beastly temperature surrounds it. That's why when we say someone is “cool as a cucumber” we mean they stay cool-headed, calm and rela