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Friday, July 20, 2012

What a Pickle

There is nothing better than the sound of lids popping. Nothing. Especially when the lids are covering my first ever batch of pickles.

I have never made pickles before.


I have made relish. But that was with zucchini.

I have not ever had enough cucumbers to make pickles.

We have always just eaten whatever we managed to grow.


However, this year, we have had enough cucumbers.

I just finished 14 quarts of garlic dill pickles. I do hope they turn out ok! It is my mom's recipe, I am thinking they should be yummy (provided I followed the recipe correctly).

And it looks like there are lots more cucumbers to come.

I hope the banana pickles start growing more. I so want to pickle those! Yum!
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4 comments:

  1. Mary @ Better Than EdenJuly 21, 2012 at 7:16 AM

    Fun!! I think I'd like to do pickles someday even though no one in our family currently likes them! It just seems so vintage or something!! Yours look great :)

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    1. KarenJuly 22, 2012 at 10:07 AM

      Vintage! love that word! and so true; almost like I had to graduate to pickles to be considered a 'true' canner!

      We opened the first jar yesterday for my daughter's birthday cookout: my mom said they were 'ok' but probably could do with a little more garlic; my daughter (the one of the 6 who actually likes pickles) said they were 'alright'.

      I am putting all this down to opening a jar only 12 hours after processing and no fridge time.

      Maybe the next batch will be 'awesome'!

      I am hoping to get some sweet pickles done at some point

      thanks for stopping by!

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  2. LisaJuly 23, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    Karen,

    Congrats on the pickling! Yes, definitely give them more time...

    As I told you already, I'm so jealous of your cucumbers. My plants have yet to produce even a single bloom. I did plant several plants in hopes of having enough to make pickles; usually I buy cukes from a local farm to make them. Lord willing, this year will be a first! Keeping my fingers crossed and whispering prayers for gardening success for both of us. :)

    ~Lisa

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  3. KarenJuly 23, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    Chicken poo! I am convinced that is what is causing this over-abundance of cukes

    I am sure yours will show up!

    blessings

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