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

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!

Zuccinni

When I plant zuccinnppi with acorn squash pumpkin and
  
Gords they interpollunate or something. This happened last year and the inside of the Zuccinni.is orange so I made pumpkin pie after raosting and pureeing . My daughter Janelle really likes it.
I think it.must.be the pumpkins because the acorn squash are shaping rounder and the.Gords are more.pumpkin shaped .

Sunflower seeds

Pickling 2015

2015 mickey and I went to boxx berry farm and grabbed one box to pickle. 

2012

Mickey and Aunt Odelsa are coming over to pickle . I am babysitting three kids but nap is at 11a.m. so that  will be a good time to start
I have began to soak the cukes from Boxx berry farm they cost 30 dollars for a 25 pound box.
I put my 20 quart jars with lids and rings in the dishwasher to have them sanitized and warm before filling.
each cuke needs to have dirt and little spikes scrubbed off.
then we peel cloves of garlic
I keep the hot bath water boiling to its ready to go its a big pot and takes a while to come to a boil i keep an extra pan boiling to refill if the water level is not covering the jars .


pickling today here is my recipe

Dill pickles:
1 quart cider vinegar 
3 quart water
1 c pickling salt kosher

prepare in pan for the filling of jar

4 cloves ( peeled) garlic in a jar
2 whole dried red peppers ( if you want spicy pickle) we used little chinese peppers
2-3 fresh cut peices of dill ( we look for the seedy ends from the big fresh plant)

alum*** says will make crunchy ( mick and I didnt use )

bring water mixture and salt to a boil pour over prepared jars that are hot in oven or dishwasher
to keep jars warm in the oven 250 degrees
in flat cake pan fill 1/2 w water for 25 min
fill each jar with spices desired lay cukes after scrubbing in jar standing up tightly leaving room at top not to overstuff so it seals properly. pour in salt and vinegar water into jar leaving a little room at the top not to overfill
wipe top edges of jars clean set on lid and twist on ring. Wide mouth quart jars easiest.
set up in rack over boiling water hot bath. carefully set down rack into water place lid on top making sure the water covers the jars let sit in hot bath only ***ten*** minutes to seal the lids . Not any longer may begin to cook vegggies in the jar. removed from hot bath and let cool.
As the jars cool on the counter over a towel they begin to make a popping noise you know they are sealed. retighted the rings and place on a shelf for six weeks before opening to eat. Set in fridge once they are open.

tips clean jars boil lids and wipe rim after filling

We decided we need to add more salt and dill