More Pickles

pickled leeks on the left and pickled okra on the right, both very spicy

Pickles

What should I pickle next?

carrots with garlic, peppercorns, and habaneros


cowhorn, cubanelle peppers and jalapeños


sweet and spicy pickles

Sweet and Spicy Pickles

I'm pretty excited about these....

Sweet and Spicy Pickles

Last week I had a little pickling disaster. I went through the whole process of making a nice big quart of sweet and spicy pickles, and on the last step of the water bath, my jar cracked. My last hour of work was just floating in a pool of failure. Not to be out done by some fragile glass, I set out to make another batch this weekend. I found some nice cukes and hot peppers at the farmers market, and bought new and shiny Ball jars. No breaks this time. Now we play the waiting game. In a few weeks we will know if the effort was worth it.