Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Juanitas dill pickle recipe


 Juanitas Dill pickles:
1 quart cider vinegar ( we use white) 2 pints make a quart, 2 cups make a pint
3 quart water
1 cup pickling salt  (reduce by 1/4 c?) we used kosher
4 cloves garlic
three sprigs fresh cut dill
2 whole dried peppers


approximatly 2 tsp pickling spice **** ( Mick and I didnt add this)
1 tsp red peppar flakes *** we used one dried red  hot pepper or jalepenos
changes:
my notes on back say:
1/4 c pickling salt
4 cloves garlic!! oohh!!
4chile peppers (if you want spicy)
1 tsp dill seed ( we didnt have fresh plant that year)
in jars:
sprigs of fresh dill ( we look for the  seedy ends from the big fresh plant)
alum*** says will make crunchy ( mick and I didnt use ) only use in the.soak in the beginning and.rinse it.off.
2 whole dried red peppers ( if you want spicy pickle) Janelle and I used a dried pepper from Aunt Mars garden we picked in November from thanksgiving
1 clove of garlic ( peeled) we add two cloves fresh
bring water to a boil pour over prepared jars
keep jars warm in the oven 250 degrees
in flat cake pan fill 1/2 w water for 25 min
tips clean jars boil lids and wipe rim







Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Humus

I like to make humus with roasted red pepper garlic and chicken broth

Friday, October 5, 2012

Jacko lantern

We love to roast the seeds
We.collect from the slimy guts and soak

Oil salt spread on baking sheet 350 watch and stir them till Brown 15 to 20 min




Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Pulling off flowers of sunflower

Kids love this part



Last hydrangea


Dilly beans

Garlic
Dill
Vinegar
Salt
Water
6 weeks in sealed jar or fridge see pickles for recipe Juanitas Dill pickles:
1 quart cider vinegar ( we use white)
3 quart water
1 cup pickling salt(reduce to  1/4 c?)
approximatly 2 tsp pickling spice **** ( Mick and I didnt add this)
1 tsp red peppar flakes *** we used one dried red  hot pepper or jalepenos
changes:
my notes on back say:
1/4 c pickling salt
4 cloves garlic!! oohh!!
4chile peppers (if you want spicy)
1 tsp dill seed ( we didnt have fresh plant that year)
in jars:
sprigs of fresh dill ( we look for the  seedy ends from the big fresh plant)
alum*** says will make crunchy ( mick and I didnt use ) only use in the.soak in the beginning and.rinse it.off.
2 whole dried red peppers ( if you want spicy pickle)
1 clove of garlic ( peeled) we add two cloves fresh
bring water to a boil pour over prepared jars
keep jars warm in the oven 250 degrees
in flat cake pan fill 1/2 w water for 25 min
tips clean jars boil lids and wipe rim soak in hot bath with new lids tightly screwed on . for ten min . then sit on towel on counter to cool will hear a pop!