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One of Chris’ favorite recipes for me to make during canning season is this pickle relish. The original recipe contains green peppers and onions, as I have cucumbers overflowing from the garden; I omit those other ingredients and process only the cucumber cubes instead. The flavor is wonderful and you won’t miss the other ingredients. Perfect [...]
I have received so many compliments on these sweet pickles over the past few months. As with many of my recipes, I adapted these from a couple other recipes to match my taste. I packed these into half-pint jars as part of our thank you gifts when the Southampton County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee hosted the [...]
Now that I’ve found pickling lime and pickling crocks I have experimented with many different recipes. My Aunt used to make a sweet, crunchy, red cinnamon pickle. I couldn’t find a recipe for exactly what I remembered so rather than calling to find out, I adapted a couple of recipes and came up with this [...]
I have always loved dill pickles. I’ve tried many recipes and have always been disappointed until now. This year I found pickling lime and a couple of 2 gallon pickling crocks. Soaking the cucumbers in the lime solution overnight yields such crispy cucumbers that I was bouncing around my kitchen the first day. I did [...]
My family has used this peach jam recipe for years. Every time I spoon the jam onto biscuits or toasted bread slices, I am transported back to my childhood. On his last trip to northern Virginia, Chris brought back two bushels of peaches for me to can into jams and fillings. After three days I [...]