Re: Limed hamburger dills
"zxcvbob" <zxcvbob@charter,net > wrote in message
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> George Shirley wrote:
>> Kathi Jones wrote:
>>> "George Shirley" <gshirl@bellsouth,net > wrote in message
>>> news:g0C4k.4247$PZ6.881@bignews5.bellsouth,net ...
>>>> I had to order some Ball's Pickle Crisp online so this batch of the
>>>> subject pickles are being limed as I type this. 2/3 cup Mrs. Wage's
>>>> Pickling Lime, one gallon plus two cups of cold water, mix well.
>>>>
>>>> Scrubbed the cukes well with a vegetable scrubber, cut off the blossom
>>>> and stem ends, sliced them fairly thin with the Ronco slicer (still
>>>> works well for this job), then put the sliced cukes in the lime
>>>> solution and stirred it well.
>>>>
>>>> Will take them out tomorrow, rinse them several times and then soak in
>>>> cold water for about three hours then begin the pickling process.
>>>>
>>>> Had to go to the market and BUY dill seed and weed. Ours isn't big
>>>> enough to harvest yet and I used up all that we had dried or bottled
>>>> and stored last winter doing some other pickles. Drat! I hate buying
>>>> pickling spices when I can grow them so easily here.
>>>>
>>>> Have the jars, lids, rings, and the canning kettle ready to rock and
>>>> roll. Will get up in the morning, take care of the lime business, put
>>>> on some Bo Diddly in memory, get out the canning pearls and get ready
>>>> to do the job. Can't find our pickle hats, I'm beginning to believe the
>>>> latest crop of descendants made off with them on their last visit.
>>>>
>>>> George
>>>
>>> Pickles with Bo Diddly, pearls (and heals I presume....)...now THAT'S a
>>> vision to behold!
>>>
>>> Kathi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> And not one you would really want to see.
>
>
> I tried to visualize it once, and scared myself ;-)
>
> Bob
ROFLMAO !
Kathi