6/10/2021 – Mary made this and it was great. It made a quart and a pint jar full. Ingredients Brine3/4 cup water3/4 cup vinegar1½ Kosher salt24 black peppercorns2 red onions, large monsters3 jalapenos, large, 3″ and fat Method: Heat the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Preserving
6/10/2021 – On 6/23 & 6/24 we tried one jar of the blend below with the cayenne peppers and they were great. Finally we think we can make dill pickles. Our recipe below was inspired by one at TheChunkyChef.com. Ingredients … Continue reading
6/8/2021 – This was the fifth preparation of B&B pickles. This has 50% more crisping agent than No. 4 made last June and it has a bit more Sabal Oelek. Other than that this is the same recipe. Ingredients – … Continue reading
3/31/2021 – Our Multiplying Onions and Bunching Onions in Mary’s Garden are bolting so we pickled some to for use when those are gone and the ones planted in the big garden with Piper and Olivia are still maturing. What … Continue reading
3/2/2021 – Kelley and the girls are arriving in 12 days and will be here for Spring Break week. She talks often about the Rueben Sandwiches we made with my homemade Pastrami in Houston. So, this prep will follow the … Continue reading
2/??/2021 – This first-time kraut with cumin was inspired by the recipe here. INGREDIENTS: 2 heads of green cabbage from our garden2 bunches of green onions from our garden1 large bunch of cilantro from our garden4 garlic cloves1 jalapeno, seeded … Continue reading
1/21/2021 – This is our first fermentation of Daikon Radishes this year. They were pulled, cleaned, and prepared today in the form of a long spear as opposed to last year when we did them as coins. This ferment also … Continue reading
12/16/2020 – This is our first time to preserve our first Meyer Lemon harvest in a lemon-juice/salt brine. What we did was inspired by the recipe here. … Continue reading
12/6/2020 – We have too many red onions from the grocery store and some large daikons from the garden. A recipe here seemed good to use the onions. Made more onion pickling liquid than needed for the quart of onion … Continue reading
12/2/2020 – With the hard freezes coming we harvested on Nov. 30 all the pepperoncini peppers from Mary’s garden. We were surprised there were about 3 gallons in a 5-gallon bucket from the four bushes. Made the bent ones as … Continue reading