Baking Soda

1 cup dried chickpeas, 2 t baking soda, 1 pound Persian cucumbers, quartered lengthwise and

1 pound of butter, softened, 1½ cups brown sugar, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 eggs, 2 t vanilla,

3 sticks unsalted butter, melted, 2 cups sugar, ½ cup molasses, 2 whole eggs, lightly beaten,