zur Wahl der Gurkenkönigin
In the Spreewald there are as many cucumber recipes as there are farms, approx. 120 to 150 different types. Every farmer had its own recipe and of course claimed to have the best cucumbers. To show that the cucumber museum owns the most tasty cucumbers the people needed a proof ...
That's why the idea to vote a "Cucumber Queen" was born.
By the way:
The "King Cucumbers" have a patent and can be sold only in the "Cucumber Museum".