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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Few Pickles

Few jars of dill pickles canned yesterday.   Few more to do today.  Didn't get a lot but enough to put up for later.
I layered them first in ice and pickling salt over night and then drained and rinsed well.

Brine - I put in a dill floret from dill I grew alongside the cucumbers and tomatoes.   I use my stove downstairs as I am still a little afraid to use a canner on my glass top upstairs.  Some do use them but I am just a little leery of it breaking the top right now.

These will be good in the winter months



Meanwhile outside are my giant begonias and this leaf will be a good one for casting in cement. Cannot kill these plants.  They love it where they are in the morning sun and afternoon shade.

11 comments:

Judy at GoldCountryCottage said...

Betsy, I'd say that is a little more than a few pickles. Don't know how you do it all..Looks yummy..Happy Tuesday..xxoJudy

mamasmercantile said...

Those pickles look delicious, yum!

The Joy of Home with Martha Ellen said...

Betsy your pickles look great! I haven't made them in years. I'd love to see how you cast the begonia leaves. That sounds beautiful. Seeing them in magazines has always intrigued me. Have a nice evening!

Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...

Betsy,
My mom used to can what she called Bread and Butter pickles...I used to love them but I have not had them in years... Thanks so much for stopping by!! And thanks for answering my questions regarding your knee replacement. It is getting better but it is just a longer road than what I thought it would be...
Hugs,
Debbie

Tanza Erlambang said...

I always buy pickle when going to groceries....
amazing that you can make pickles...

# Have a wonderful summer

Betsy said...

They are very easy to do. Thank you, Betsy

Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedder said...

Dearest Betsy,
Oh, I've always canned inside my oven in a water bath and that has worked fine every time.
You are a busy bee.
Hugs,
Mariette

Betsy said...

I have heard of canning this way but never got how long or how hot the oven should be.

Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedder said...

Dearest Betsy,
Here is a lot of information: https://www.allotment-garden.org/recipe/bottling-canning/oven-wet-pack-bottling-canning-method/

Betsy said...

Thank you Mariette, I will check out this information you send. Thank you, betsy

Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedder said...

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