Squash and cucumbers slowed down a bit this week, we were very dry. Raining cats and dogs right now, so we will see if they keep making. I am making mint dill pickles. Here is my recipe.
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| Gather ingrediants |
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| grind mint in 1 C sugar |
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| dissolve in 1 C vinegar |
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| Clean, cap and slice pickles adding garlic,turmeric and dill |
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| Pour vinegar and 2 c of water over cucumbers and place in refrigerator. |
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| Cucumber Relish |
This is my cucumber relish, marinating in the vinegar and spice overnight and will be processed in a hot water bath in the morning. This is the recipe for cucumber relish in the Blue Book. Except I added mint ground with some of the sugar, fresh turmeric and dill in the vinegar, along with 2 Tablespoons of the pickle spice from the food coop (which is essentially the spice asked for in the Blue Book recipe). The vegetables include 8 medium cucumbers, 2 red peppers and 2 green peppers, 1 onion and about 4 cloves of garlic.
