Pioneer Woman at Heart

One Flourishing, Frugal and Fun Family!

One family learning to live off the land, cut back on expenses, and to live a simpler and a more self-sufficient lifestyle.

Adopted Motto

"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Pickle Party!

We grilled burgers and had a pickle party to taste all 3 different pickles I canned.  We also have Fridge Pickles in the fridge.  We all know what those taste like, so we popped the tops of 3 cans.  Although, I did tell the family the pickles should really sit for a week, so the spices can do their work.  we opened them anyway.


There really wasn't a bad winner today.  The favorite was the 3-day pickle recipe, followed by the Super Easy Dill Pickles.  The bread & butter recipe from the Blue ball book, came in last - best for eating on burgers etc.  The others were terrific by themselves.


We each put several pickles on our burgers and chomped away.  This was a huge step forward for me.  Last year, I only made Fridge pickles, and didn't have enough to try canning them.  

Another step forward for us, was making relish.  We loved the sweat relish and the zucchini relish I canned.  The Zucchini was a big hit with the pepper flavor in it.  In fact we are going to make more.  

1 comment:

Candy C. said...

How fun to have a pickle party! :)