So while the parents were off galavanting in London, I was working hard at home to keep the garden going! We had a rash of cucumbers come on and one Saturday night I felt possessed to make pickles. Thankfully, I had enough sense to make the easy freezer pickles, not the more elaborate heat-canned variety.
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| The vicitms. |
Let it be known that I tasted each one of these cucumbers in an attempt to weed out the bitter ones. Ever had a bitter cucumber? It is not pleasant at all. Most of them were good, but there sure were a lot of cukes!!
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| The green peppers, awaiting the guillotine (and freezer as well). |
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| Fresh raspberries, blueberries, and the first tomato of the season! I miss those raspberries. |
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| The whole spread, all across the counter. |
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| My sliced cucumbers and onions soaking in salt. It does something to help make them pickles.. draining excess liquid out perhaps? |
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| Talk about thinly sliced!! For a total of about 4 pounds... yeah it took a while to cut those up. |
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| Vinegar, sugar, celery seed, turmeric, and something else tasty. |
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| All nicely packed in their containers, about 3-4 hours after getting started. That salt bath for the cukes takes a long time! |
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| YUMMY!! I'm totally craving some right now. |
Looking out over our backyard with our nifty big tractor. I'm told it really is more than a stationary decoration, but I've never seen it work while I've been visiting. And now, for some garden shots!
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| Cantaloupe! I think this is the tasty one we took on our trip to Utah. Yummers! |
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| Another one hiding in the vines. |
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| Gorgeous green pepper on the stalk! |
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| Tomatoes from the vine |
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| Another shot of our tractor with the orchard in the background. |
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| Looking out on the back field from the pool |
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| The pool and the homestead |
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| Setting sun |
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| Little trees |
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