in a pickle
Today at the Millarville Farmer's Market, we stopped by the herb guy's wagon and bought a bunch of dill along with our usual bag of basil. Chris and I are going to try pickling cucumbers (and maybe carrots) this week! The herb guy was interesting - he informed us that the flavourful part of a dill stem are the buds before the flowery parts bloom, which he compared to marijuana (not that he knew anything about that stuff, really, he emphasized). How weird! Anyway, I think that we're going to consult the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen for our pickling endeavors - they have a bunch of pickling resources and we had great luck with their instructions for the crabapple jelly we made last year.
Hey... when are you going to make MORE apple jelley??? I'll pay for it!!
Posted by:julie | August 29, 2005 at 06:20 AM
Maybe you can make some while you're here - our neighbour's tree is full of crabapples!
Posted by:laura | August 30, 2005 at 12:17 AM
Mmm pickiling! Brings back memories of my parents pickling veggies for the winter. I love pickled cucumbers and other veggies! If you have a good recipe please do share. I would love to use up my dill. Thank you!!
Posted by:Ani | August 30, 2005 at 01:59 AM