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Gardening => In The Kitchen => Topic started by: Patty S on Aug 02, 2007, 07:27:00 PM

Title: BG's first Pickling Project
Post by: Patty S on Aug 02, 2007, 07:27:00 PM: 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!) :ThumbUp: First, she put the dill heads & garlic cloves in the jars....
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Added the spices....
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"Stuffed" the jars.... :laugh1:
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Then poured the hot 'pickle juice' in....
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All that was left to do was to put the lids on, tighten the rings down, tidy up the kitchen, take a picture....
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And wait to hear the lids ping! (https://www.southernspirithunters.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi75.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi309%2Fgottahavegraphics%2FSmileyIMWaiting.gif&hash=4a876fff2ffb4fe8d68dcc4bcc41fe6649d8b744) We just heard the first one, after a half hour :Yahoo: & are patiently waiting for the other two!
Title: Re: BG's first Pickling Project
Post by: patches on Aug 03, 2007, 02:03:59 AM: Oh, Patty, those pickles look awesome!!! :Wow: 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. :smile: :ThumbUp:
Title: Re: BG's first Pickling Project
Post by: Dianna on Aug 03, 2007, 11:12:03 AM: 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... :grinnnn:
Title: Re: BG's first Pickling Project
Post by: MassMama on Aug 06, 2007, 10:29:12 PM: 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!! :laughmao:

Looks like you two had a great time!! :ThumbUp:
Title: Re: BG's first Pickling Project
Post by: Penny on Aug 09, 2007, 08:36:34 AM: Looks good.......great job~~!!!