yes its terrible..the way I garden now is get the seeds cheap and play
survival of the fittest ..whatever lives is the un killable mutant
winner..lol

I planted about 20 sunflowers and 3 lived..two tiny baby ones and one 12
foot tall mutant with a head the size of a hubcap..lol

sadly I know that wont ever happen again..

the only thing I cant kill are hostas and some weird ground vine that
infests my garden..sigh

KROM


"Storrmmee" wrote in message ...

raises hand, i think with that thumb, we are probably related somewhere
along the way, Lee
"KROM" > wrote in message ...
>I give them 3 days in the fridge to cure and then eat them all within a
>couple days
>
> :-)
>
> yeah I figured without all the salt they wouldn't last as long..soooo
> yummy though!
>
> I am not brave enough to try real canning with seal rings etc..at least
> not until I somehow lose my black thumb with the garden..lol
>
> I literally have killed off chives..
>
> KROM
>
>
> "W. Baker" wrote in message ...
>
> KROM > wrote:
> : the store had a sale on seedless cucumbers and they were pretty bitter
> to
> : eat plain so I thought id give pickling a try.
>
> : turned out awesome!
>
> : I tried two different methods..cold and hot
>
> : I like cold best as it?s a milder flavors and crisper pickle.
>
> : so far I've pickled cucumbers and onions..both excellent.
>
> : my brine has fairly low sodium so wife can eat them.
>
> : it has fresh dill and dill seed..coriander seeds..black and whit pepper
> : corns..fresh onion and garlic and a few drops liquid splenda for
> balance.
>
> : people are going nuts over them at work asking me to bring in more and
> : more..lol
>
> : they don?t know it has low sodium and no sugar
>
> : for lunch I will use a low carb tortilla and mustard and mayo and some
> of
> : the onion and pickle and deli pastrami..very good!
>
> : I am sad I never pickled before its so easy and good!
>
> : KROM
>
> If you are doing them low saalt, be careful to eat them reasonably proptly
> and keep them refrigerated, as the salt is the preservative.
>
> By the way traditional dill or kosher pickles contain no sugar. They
> do, however, take quite a while to make and age properly.
>
>
> Wendy