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Pickles, Pickles & More Pickles
Posted on August 26, 2009, under Food Preservation.
I have been making pickles about once per week this summer. Last I mentioned making pickles, I blogged about Dill Pickles. Today I made loads of pickles..lol.. The kids love them as do we grown ups 
I thought I would talk about Bread & Butter Pickles today. Bread and Butter pickles are a sweet, yummy treat. The ingredients are sliced, salted and iced for three hours.
Fresh Vegies Soaking In Salt And Ice For Three Hours
This allows the pickles to remain crunchy… even after water bathing. The ingredients include – Cucumbers, Bell Peppers, Onions, Garlic, Salt, Vinegar, Sugar, Turmeric, Celery Seeds & Mustard Seeds. After you drain the vegies and fill your jars with the cuke mixture + brine.. I had to water bath the jars for 5 minutes.
Finished Product
In the background you can see the dill pickles I made today too I also tried an experiment. We have an over abundance of peppers. So, the kids and I picked a big handful of peppers and I pickled them too. I’ll let you know how they turn out.. lol….
Ripe For The Pick’n – Blackberries
Posted on August 18, 2009, under Food Preservation, Uncategorized.
The kids and I headed out to the ranch my parents live on… to look for blackberries. We hit pay dirt Unfortunetly, we didn’t get started until about 4pm – the hottest part of the day… I think it was a mere 90 some degree’s. We got a little picked before my husband showed up. As soon as he got there… we were ‘inspired’ to become pick’n fools. Sorry to say we all wilted quickly. I was not at my peak due to a bee sting I had aquired earlier that day. It has slowed me down 
All in all, we ended up with two of our buckets full of blackberries. I would say the kids consumed a fair amount too
Loads Of Blackberries
Each year I gather fruit through the summer for jam. I prepare and measure the smooshed fruit into ziploc baggies. By the time fall hits, I will have my freezer full of fruit ready to become jam. I thaw all the prepared bags at one time to make the jam.
Dill Pickles
Posted on August 5, 2009, under Food Preservation.
This morning I had a small pile of cucumbers waiting for me. I went out to the garden and picked the mornings bounty. This year I planted my own dill… so while I was out gathering cukes, I cut a few dill stalks. From start to finish I canned 6 quarts of dill pickles in about an hour. I will can pickles like this into September… just a few quarts at a time, as the cucumbers ripen. The nice part about growing my own dill is I only had to buy vinegar, salt and garlic. If anyone would like my dill pickle recipe, shoot me an email
Home Preserved Pickles