BG's first Pickling Project

[Patty S]

We picked our cucumbers after dinner last night & put them in to brine.

Today, with the kitchen clean, jars washed & boiled, (I do that...just cuz I can) and ingredients lined out, everything was ready when BG got back from Soccer Camp... except selecting the dill heads from the garden, which she fetched & washed while I showed her how to peel the "paper" off the garlic cloves.

If it weren't for the boiling liquid part, a child could do this. (Really! Even without making a big mess in the kitchen!) First, she put the dill heads & garlic cloves in the jars....
     

Added the spices....
     

"Stuffed" the jars.... 
     

Then poured the hot 'pickle juice' in....
     

All that was left to do was to put the lids on, tighten the rings down, tidy up the kitchen, take a picture....
     

And wait to hear the lids ping! We just heard the first one, after a half hour & are patiently waiting for the other two! 

[patches]

Oh, Patty, those pickles look awesome!!!  You really have quite a little helper there.    She is always going to remember all these things you did with her.  You certainly are building some wonderful memories for her.     

[Dianna]

Jim bought some pickling cuke seeds yesterday for us to do a second planting. I can't wait to try this recipe! If BG can do it, surely I can, too...

[MassMama]

That is great Patty..
I let Mitch the pickle feind help me with mine today...he would say its a cucumber... put them in a jar ... now its a pickle !! It was sooo cute!! 

Looks like you two had a great time!! 

[Penny]

Looks good.......great job~~!!!