I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.

I'm slightly annoyed with myself for buying mine from him because, 1) I
don't like the guy but didn't have time to peruse the whole place due to
time constraints, and 2) some sweet teens were selling theirs (more
perfectly sized for my used than what I bought) for $2 a box and $6 or
$8 would have gotten me at least as much as what I paid the guy I did
buy from. Oh, well. Maybe next week. . . . I'm thinking I'll put up
some half pint jars of them, too, for gifts. Then I won't have Rob's,
"Hey! Quit giving away my pickles!" LOL!

Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
(I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water). I'll
get them out and commence to slicing them and salting them down. They
will lie in sweet repose in a salty ice bath whilst I catch forty winks.

Weather is sheer perfection for what I need to do this afternoon.
Like Jorge says, life is good.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
> (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water). I'll
> get them out and commence to slicing them and salting them down. They
> will lie in sweet repose in a salty ice bath whilst I catch forty winks.

And now they are resting in salty ice. :-) Or maybe it's icy salt.
I've a 3-hour break while the salt draws moisture from the slices.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
> > (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water). I'll
> > get them out and commence to slicing them and salting them down. They
> > will lie in sweet repose in a salty ice bath whilst I catch forty winks.
>
> And now they are resting in salty ice. :-) Or maybe it's icy salt.
> I've a 3-hour break while the salt draws moisture from the slices.

Seven pints of pickles completo. Burned my thumb taking excess water
from my BWB but it's not blistering. I'll live.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> Seven pints of pickles completo. Burned my thumb taking excess water
> from my BWB but it's not blistering. I'll live.

OK, three more pics added -- syrup, cooking jars, and finished product.
Kathi - I think I posted the recipe within the last couple weeks, about
the time Ann came on board.

BTW, I sliced the cukes with a food processor. If I fill my workbowl
full up, it's ezzackly two quarts. The recipe needs four quarts. I cut
the ends from the cukes before slicing. FWIW.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
> (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).

Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.

Serene

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In article >,
Serene > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
> > (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).
>
> Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.
>
> Serene

Fascinating? Interesting, maybe, but fascinating, Serene? <grin>

I just posted a couple pics to my jamlady.eboard.com site (link below)
if you want to see. . . .
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Serene > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
>>> (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).
>> Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.
>>
>> Serene
>
> Fascinating? Interesting, maybe, but fascinating, Serene? <grin>

No, I'm totally enchanted with all you people and your preservin'
ways. I can be a sarcastic ass sometimes, but this is genuine
admiration of the geeky tricks y'all come up with. :-)

> I just posted a couple pics to my jamlady.eboard.com site (link below)
> if you want to see. . . .

Cool!

Serene
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Serene wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Serene > wrote:
>>
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting
>>>> scrubbed (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold
>>>> water).
>>>
>>> Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.
>>>
>>> Serene
>>
>>
>> Fascinating? Interesting, maybe, but fascinating, Serene? <grin>
>
>
> No, I'm totally enchanted with all you people and your preservin' ways.
> I can be a sarcastic ass sometimes, but this is genuine admiration of
> the geeky tricks y'all come up with. :-)
>
>> I just posted a couple pics to my jamlady.eboard.com site (link below)
>> if you want to see. . . .
>
>
> Cool!
>
> Serene

You preserve food as long as this bunch of overage geeks has and you
also will come up with some labor saving tricks. B-})

George, still looking for a Grip-Tite jar lifter for Barb. Guess I'll
have to will her the one I have.

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Serene wrote:

> > No, I'm totally enchanted with all you people and your preservin' ways.
> > I can be a sarcastic ass sometimes, but this is genuine admiration of
> > the geeky tricks y'all come up with. :-)

> > Serene
>
> You preserve food as long as this bunch of overage geeks has and you
> also will come up with some labor saving tricks. B-})

Hey, I think there are a couple young 'uns. Kathi's got little-ish
kids.

OK, so you're right. . . .

> George, still looking for a Grip-Tite jar lifter for Barb. Guess I'll
> have to will her the one I have.

Never mind the tape with my name on it, eh? Get one o' them engraving
tool thingies. . . .
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

George Shirley wrote:

> You preserve food as long as this bunch of overage geeks has and you
> also will come up with some labor saving tricks. B-})

I imagine so!

Last year (or was it the year before? time flies), I made some
citrus jelly, and y'all told me I did it wrong, and you were
probably right[1]. It didn't kill anyone, thank goodness, and since
then I've been using my lack of a canner as an excuse not to try
more stuff. But I'm determined to press on. My partner has plums
on his tree, and I'm going to make jam from them first. I will do
my homework and then give it a shot. Really, what I'm hoping is
that I eventually am able to make pickles and chutneys and hot sauce
and stuff -- we don't actually use all that much jam/jelly around
here, but condiments are another story.

Oh, and if I can figure out how to can my mother's spaghetti sauce,
that will be a bonus. The stuff takes a day and a half to cook, and
she just gave me the pot she's made it in all my life as a gift
(because she prefers another pot I gave her a few years ago). It's
HUGE, so if I can can the sauce instead of freezing it, that will
make me a very happy Serene.

Serene

[1] The Certo box said to just turn the jars upside-down; y'all told
me it should've gone in a boiling-water bath, so I put it all in the
fridge, and it was used up quickly enough that it wasn't an issue.

--
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"Faith is believing what you know ain't so." [Mark Twain]

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
.. .
> Serene wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> Serene > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting
>>>>> scrubbed (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold
>>>>> water).
>>>>
>>>> Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.
>>>>
>>>> Serene
>>>
>>>
>>> Fascinating? Interesting, maybe, but fascinating, Serene? <grin>
>>
>>
>> No, I'm totally enchanted with all you people and your preservin' ways. I
>> can be a sarcastic ass sometimes, but this is genuine admiration of the
>> geeky tricks y'all come up with. :-)
>>
>>> I just posted a couple pics to my jamlady.eboard.com site (link below)
>>> if you want to see. . . .
>>
>>
>> Cool!
>>
>> Serene
>
> You preserve food as long as this bunch of overage geeks has and you also
> will come up with some labor saving tricks. B-})
>
> George, still looking for a Grip-Tite jar lifter for Barb. Guess I'll have
> to will her the one I have.

Mr. George and Mistress Barb:

.....what exactly is a Grip-Tite jar lifter??

Kathi,
obviously a novice, after all these years...

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
.. .
> Serene wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> Serene > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting
>>>>> scrubbed (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold
>>>>> water).
>>>>
>>>> Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.
>>>>
>>>> Serene
>>>
>>>
>>> Fascinating? Interesting, maybe, but fascinating, Serene? <grin>
>>
>>
>> No, I'm totally enchanted with all you people and your preservin' ways. I
>> can be a sarcastic ass sometimes, but this is genuine admiration of the
>> geeky tricks y'all come up with. :-)
>>
>>> I just posted a couple pics to my jamlady.eboard.com site (link below)
>>> if you want to see. . . .
>>
>>
>> Cool!
>>
>> Serene
>
> You preserve food as long as this bunch of overage geeks has and you also
> will come up with some labor saving tricks. B-})
>
> George, still looking for a Grip-Tite jar lifter for Barb. Guess I'll have
> to will her the one I have.

Hey! y'know what's funny? If you Google Grip Tite jar lifter, the 3rd hit
is Georges' post from May 24 when Barb was visiting!!! And after my limited
research, George, you should put a hefty price tag on that thing-a-ma-jig ,
cuz it's an antique or something....as in, ther's no way Barb, or anyne else
for that matter, is gonna get one new!!

....so, I start the bidding at $20 bucks!....;-P

Kathi

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:13 -0700, Serene >
wrote:

>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Serene > wrote:
>>
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
>>>> (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).
>>> Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.
>>>
>>> Serene
>>
>> Fascinating? Interesting, maybe, but fascinating, Serene? <grin>
>
>No, I'm totally enchanted with all you people and your preservin'
>ways. I can be a sarcastic ass sometimes, but this is genuine
>admiration of the geeky tricks y'all come up with. :-)
>
>> I just posted a couple pics to my jamlady.eboard.com site (link below)
>> if you want to see. . . .
>
>Cool!
>
>Serene

It's amazing what you can do with the washing machine. Best possible
way to clean a hugh batch of greens (Swiss chard, beet greens,
spinach, mustard greens, etc.) Takes a bit of cleaning out of little
bits and pieces of leaves, but still worth it.

epiphany wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:13 -0700, Serene >
> wrote:
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> Serene > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
>>>>> (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).
>>>> Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.

>>> Fascinating? Interesting, maybe, but fascinating, Serene? <grin>

> It's amazing what you can do with the washing machine. Best possible
> way to clean a hugh batch of greens (Swiss chard, beet greens,
> spinach, mustard greens, etc.) Takes a bit of cleaning out of little
> bits and pieces of leaves, but still worth it.

I've seen a recipe for a spam-and-octopus dish where you tenderized the
octopus by putting the machine on delicate cycle and running it dry.

B/

In article >,
Serene > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Serene > wrote:
> >
> >> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>
> >>> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
> >>> (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).
> >> Really? The washing machine? That's fascinating.
> >>
> >> Serene
> >
> > Fascinating? Interesting, maybe, but fascinating, Serene? <grin>
>
> No, I'm totally enchanted with all you people and your preservin'
> ways. I can be a sarcastic ass sometimes, but this is genuine
> admiration of the geeky tricks y'all come up with. :-)

> Serene

I don't pretend to claim it was an original idea; I've been doing it for
so long, though, that I don't remember where I first picked up the
notion.

Am about 20 minutes away from jarring them. Never did get my 40 winks.
Dangitall!

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:54:35 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
>Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
>Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
>small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
>
>I'm slightly annoyed with myself for buying mine from him because, 1) I
>don't like the guy but didn't have time to peruse the whole place due to
>time constraints, and 2) some sweet teens were selling theirs (more
>perfectly sized for my used than what I bought) for $2 a box and $6 or
>$8 would have gotten me at least as much as what I paid the guy I did
>buy from. Oh, well. Maybe next week. . . . I'm thinking I'll put up
>some half pint jars of them, too, for gifts. Then I won't have Rob's,
>"Hey! Quit giving away my pickles!" LOL!
>
>Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
>(I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water). I'll
>get them out and commence to slicing them and salting them down. They
>will lie in sweet repose in a salty ice bath whilst I catch forty winks.
>
>Weather is sheer perfection for what I need to do this afternoon.
>Like Jorge says, life is good.

Wish you were closer to me. I have cukes coming out my ears right
now. I have made hamburger dills, Kosher dills, bread & butter and
sweet pickles. I also have some cukes brining. And they are still
coming in. Guess I should send some over to the Ark and the next door
neighbor.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
>I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
> Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
> Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
> small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
>
> I'm slightly annoyed with myself for buying mine from him because, 1) I
> don't like the guy but didn't have time to peruse the whole place due to
> time constraints, and 2) some sweet teens were selling theirs (more
> perfectly sized for my used than what I bought) for $2 a box and $6 or
> $8 would have gotten me at least as much as what I paid the guy I did
> buy from. Oh, well. Maybe next week. . . . I'm thinking I'll put up
> some half pint jars of them, too, for gifts. Then I won't have Rob's,
> "Hey! Quit giving away my pickles!" LOL!
>
Fatherless creeps. I bought my special order cukes (about 20#) at $1.39/lb.
They just don't grow so good down here. I cannot get anyone to pick them
small. Because they sell by the pound, you see.
I add whole pearl onions to my B&B pickles. I like they way they look.
Edrena

The Joneses wrote:
> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
>> Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
>> Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
>> small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
>>
>> I'm slightly annoyed with myself for buying mine from him because, 1) I
>> don't like the guy but didn't have time to peruse the whole place due to
>> time constraints, and 2) some sweet teens were selling theirs (more
>> perfectly sized for my used than what I bought) for $2 a box and $6 or
>> $8 would have gotten me at least as much as what I paid the guy I did
>> buy from. Oh, well. Maybe next week. . . . I'm thinking I'll put up
>> some half pint jars of them, too, for gifts. Then I won't have Rob's,
>> "Hey! Quit giving away my pickles!" LOL!
>>
> Fatherless creeps. I bought my special order cukes (about 20#) at $1.39/lb.
> They just don't grow so good down here. I cannot get anyone to pick them
> small. Because they sell by the pound, you see.
> I add whole pearl onions to my B&B pickles. I like they way they look.
> Edrena
>
>
Has anyone made pickles from zuchinni??? Have recipe?
Also...I have lost my recipe for zuchinni bars that tasted like
apples...anyone tried that...yum!!
Aloha...tutu

"Norma Mastenbrook" > wrote in message
...
> The Joneses wrote:
>> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
>>> Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
>>> Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
>>> small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
>>>
>>> I'm slightly annoyed with myself for buying mine from him because, 1) I
>>> don't like the guy but didn't have time to peruse the whole place due to
>>> time constraints, and 2) some sweet teens were selling theirs (more
>>> perfectly sized for my used than what I bought) for $2 a box and $6 or
>>> $8 would have gotten me at least as much as what I paid the guy I did
>>> buy from. Oh, well. Maybe next week. . . . I'm thinking I'll put up
>>> some half pint jars of them, too, for gifts. Then I won't have Rob's,
>>> "Hey! Quit giving away my pickles!" LOL!
>>>
>> Fatherless creeps. I bought my special order cukes (about 20#) at
>> $1.39/lb. They just don't grow so good down here. I cannot get anyone to
>> pick them small. Because they sell by the pound, you see.
>> I add whole pearl onions to my B&B pickles. I like they way they look.
>> Edrena
>>
>>
> Has anyone made pickles from zuchinni??? Have recipe?
> Also...I have lost my recipe for zuchinni bars that tasted like
> apples...anyone tried that...yum!!
> Aloha...tutu

Any ol' recipe for low acid pickles will do, just don't cook too long. Dare
I say that y'all are close to see level? The Ball Blue Book has a recipe for
bread & butter zucchini, also z~~ relish. And Small Batch Preserving has a
"winter pickle" one with cauliflower, carrots, bell pepper & z~ that can be
adapted for any combination of veggies. Let me know what you like & I'll
copy it out for you. The winter pickle I think I posted a couple years ago.
Today I'm doing a cauliflower only pickle with a lite curry flavor.
Edrena way up high.

Norma Mastenbrook wrote:
> The Joneses wrote:
>> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
>>> Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
>>> Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
>>> small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
>>>
>>> I'm slightly annoyed with myself for buying mine from him because, 1) I
>>> don't like the guy but didn't have time to peruse the whole place due to
>>> time constraints, and 2) some sweet teens were selling theirs (more
>>> perfectly sized for my used than what I bought) for $2 a box and $6 or
>>> $8 would have gotten me at least as much as what I paid the guy I did
>>> buy from. Oh, well. Maybe next week. . . . I'm thinking I'll put up
>>> some half pint jars of them, too, for gifts. Then I won't have Rob's,
>>> "Hey! Quit giving away my pickles!" LOL!
>>>
>> Fatherless creeps. I bought my special order cukes (about 20#) at
>> $1.39/lb. They just don't grow so good down here. I cannot get anyone
>> to pick them small. Because they sell by the pound, you see.
>> I add whole pearl onions to my B&B pickles. I like they way they look.
>> Edrena
>>
>>
> Has anyone made pickles from zuchinni??? Have recipe?
> Also...I have lost my recipe for zuchinni bars that tasted like
> apples...anyone tried that...yum!!
> Aloha...tutu



I've made zuke relish and zuke pickles before. They tasted good but
always turned out soft and soggy.

Bob

Norma Mastenbrook wrote:

> Has anyone made pickles from zuchinni??? Have recipe?

Try this, from my site:
http://www.jewishfood-list.com/recip...ucchili01.html

B/

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
> Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
> Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
> small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
>

>
> Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
> (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).



Wot kinda detergent and fabric softener do you use???

This cracks me up every time you mention it.

;-)
gloria p

In article >,
Puester > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
> > Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
> > Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
> > small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
> >
>
> >
> > Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
> > (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).
>
>
>
> Wot kinda detergent and fabric softener do you use???

Cheer liquid -- just a drop or two. No fabric softener -- you think I'm
nuts or somethin'? You dufus! LOL!

The pickles, btw, are vewwy good.
>
> This cracks me up every time you mention it.
>
> ;-)
> gloria p


--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Puester > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> > I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
>> > Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
>> > Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
>> > small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
>> >
>>
>> >
>> > Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
>> > (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).
>>
>>
>>
>> Wot kinda detergent and fabric softener do you use???
>
> Cheer liquid -- just a drop or two. No fabric softener -- you think I'm
> nuts or somethin'? You dufus! LOL!
>
> The pickles, btw, are vewwy good.
>>
>> This cracks me up every time you mention it.
>>
>> ;-)
>> gloria p
>
>
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - story and
> pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

heeheeheee...

I picked up a small basket of mini cukes (22 total) at the grocery store
today (couldn't resist - they were fresh and at $4.99, I have no idea if
that was a good price - I just really wanted to make Barb's prize winning
pickles!!!), came home, and got ready to make Barb's B&B recipe...and...doh!
I've run out of cider vinegar without realizing it. So, the cukes are clean
(by hand - to few for the washing machine) and are in the frig...tomorrow
will pick up the vinegar and proceed....

Kathi

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Puester > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> > I picked up $8 worth of cukes at the farmers market (locally grown,
>> > Ellen. :-) for transforming into Rob's B&B pickles. HOLY CRAP,
>> > Batman! The guy I bought my half peck from was selling a bushel of
>> > small pickling cukes for $60. SIX-ZERO dollars.
>> >
>>
>> >
>> > Anyway, the cukes are currently in the washing machine getting scrubbed
>> > (I've a couple terry towels with them; gentle cycle, cold water).
>>
>>
>>
>> Wot kinda detergent and fabric softener do you use???
>
> Cheer liquid -- just a drop or two. No fabric softener -- you think I'm
> nuts or somethin'? You dufus! LOL!
>
> The pickles, btw, are vewwy good.

And they taste so mountain fresh!

B/