Pickling!

Ever since we started shopping at the Farmer's Markets, we've lamented how many lovely fruits and vegetables we DON'T get to eat. There is only so much fresh food we can consume in one week. During one trip I bought an enormous amount of basil for a $1.00. We have dried several bunches of herbs that we didn't get through during the week, but our dried herb collection was stuffed full. So I decided to make some pesto and freeze it. It worked out really well, and I mentioned to Jay that we should start buying lots of fresh stuff and canning it. Well, we decided to give it a whirl. This weekend, we made our first ever batch of pickles. Jay made spicy dill pickles, and we are anticipating how wonderful those pickles will be in just a few weeks time.

Here I am, helping Jay poor the pickling vinegar over the packed jars (those are to the right in the picture). They look beautiful; Jay put in onion, dill, peppercorns, and dried peppers. I bet they will taste as yummy as they look. We'll keep you posted!