I think my house smelled like dill pickles for a week after this. It started with garlic dills and dilly beans. And then I bought more cucumbers for making relish. But I had way, way too many. So they became sliced garlic dills, with some added chili to kick them up a notch. I made…
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Relishing the summer
You know I just had to get right on top of the canning once I got back to the city this week. I noted as part of my grocery restocking when we got back from Wabakimi that we were out of relish. I was about to add it to my shopping list when I thought,…
On the cusp of tomato bounty
It won’t be long now before I have tomatoes coming out of my ears. I totally welcome this, except I kinda didn’t think through the fact that I’m going to be away for the last two weeks of August, which is about when most of them will be ripening. Thankfully I have a whole crew…
Bread & Butter Pickles
Growing up there was always a constant supply of pickles of every kind available on the table, with every meal. If my mother wasn’t making them, my grandmother was definitely keeping us well stocked. If I remember correctly, my mother made mostly dills, as well as pickled beets, while my grandmother made a bit of…