COOKING
Do you like dill pickles? I do! My mouth starts to water just thinking about them... literally! I don't know why, but it always has. The BF brought me a couple of large cucumbers that someone at work brought in. I decided to make refrigerator dill pickles for the first time.
My trip to the grocery store to buy fresh dill was interesting and disappointing. Interesting in that I wandered to the produce section thinking to myself, "Where would the fresh dill be?" At the same time I was thinking it, I smelled it! So I wandered a bit and found it. The disappointment? It was the saddest selection of dill I have ever seen. Half dead. Dried up. For $2, I grabbed the best of the bunch and hurried home to try my hand at making the pickles.
The first 24 hours they looked like this:
There is no cooking involved in making these. After the first 24 hours, they "marinate" in the refrigerator for a few days. The longer they marinate, the better they taste. Mine turned out very tasty!
My coworker generously offered a box of white peaches to us at work. She brought them in on my day off, so another coworker called to tell me. The lady who brought them in said she was really happy that I came in to get them because she hates to have things go to waste.
I spent all day last Friday canning.....
12 pints of peaches
11 jars of peach preserves
3 mini peach cobblers
GIVEAWAY
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STITCHY STUFF
I made more progress on Sampler aux Bouquets. I'm to the halfway point now. Woo Hoo!
Here's what it looked like before:
and now....
Other WIP photos can be seen HERE.
I had a start and a finish last week, but can't show pics until I get acknowledgement from the recipient.
I started a second project last week called Bluebird Welcome. Here's a snippet of what it looks like so far:
Until next time,
44 comments:
Your canned pickles and peaches are just beautiful -- what an awesome reward for all your hard work.
And as always your stitching is lovely to look at too...........
Great up-date
Carien
All that canning looks so yummy Meari!
Love your Sampler aux Bouquets - it looks great!
The pickles and peaches look good. I have some peaches, apples, and blackberries that I need to freeze until I have time to work with them. :) I like the way Sampler aux Boquets is looking!
Karin
Wow...I bet all those peaches you canned are yummy.Love peach cobbler. You stitch beautifully. That suit you altered came out really nice..>I like the shorter length much better....hugs..Linda
Yum yum..all looks delicious! And nice progress on your stitching, too.
White peaches are one of my favorite fruits. Yours looks delicious and the pickles too. I just might try canning next year. Your stitching looks very lovely and making good progress.
my mouth watered when I seen all those peaches yummy, yummy. your WIPs are looking good.
You had a busy week! What a great bunch of canning.
Your Jardin Prive piece looks so lovely.
Wow - lots of peaches Meari ! Lovely stitching ..
Val x
Meari all your canned and pickled stuff looks yummy - we are really jealous about the peaches.
Tara
Oh yes, I did miss you. Was surprised to find no monday update from you last week :)
The canned peaches and the cobblers look absolutely divine.
Great progress, am loving bouquets
I’m coming to your house for pickles and peaches!
Christine
Oh my such bounty!! Your sampler looks lovely.
Everything looks great, Meari! I'm craving peach cobbler now!
Berly
Making me hungry Meari looking at those pickles and peaches:) Beautiful stitching of course too.
Mary Louise
Those peaches look delicious...and I don't even like peaches, lol. Loving your progress on the sampler. Looks great!!
Wow Meari. Gorgeous peaches and great stitching!!!!! When are you giving lessons?
Debi
That's a cute little finish you have there!
I haven't tried the refrigerator pickles yet. Might have to do that someday.
Your peach goodies look so yummy too. I bet it sure smelled good in your house.
I have wanted to learn how to can and make jam for the longest time, after looking at your peaches, I know it is now the time, must stop waiting until tomorrow.
Your Sampler as always - just beautiful...
What a great post, Meari! I too, LOVE pickles! (the more dill, the better!). I've never heard of refrigerator pickles - I will definitely be giving these a try! I also hate to see food go to waste - you did an amazing job putting the peaches to good use. I'm sure that at some point during all that peeling, that box of fruit did seem bottom-less.
As always, beautiful stitching!
Great stitching and we love peaches here. The peach cobblers look yummy .
I missed you. I love reading your blog. I love peaches. I have been search for a good peach cobbler recipe. So far no luck. None taste as good as my Grandmother's. I lost her recipe & have been searching. Your preserves look wonderful!!
Diana-Indiana
Wow! You are multi-talented! I am impressed with the peaches and the pickles- they look super yummy. And of course your stitching is beautiful as always. Haven't been by much, but I am catching up on my blogs now.
I am popping in for some peaches and maybe even a pickle. How very satisfying, Meari, to reap all that gorgeous harvest! Great progress on your sampler too. Dill is really easy to grow except it goes to seed quickly.
Nice progress on Bouquets and boy are you going to enjoy those peaches...but I'd like the pickles more!
Good use of all the peaches. Your peach cobbler looks delicious. Love your wip's.
Meari, you are an extraordinary person..canning! My Mom used to do it when we were growing up and still does. Your stitching looks awesome!
Teresa
I can't believe I missed that you missed posting last week my excuse is it was Eid here and very busy. Love the Sampler aux Bouquets and am intrigued by the new piece.
The canning looks beautiful. That is one thing I really want to learn to do.
Great progress.
I love dill pickles and peaches. MMmm.
Great canning!! I experimented for the first time with banana peppers and they did come out yummy! I just love Jardin Prive and do have that in my stash. Your progress is fabulous! It appears to be an ejoyable project.
Hi Meari,
I love your Sampler. I have that pattern and just haven't gotten started yet. Your pickles and peaches look wonderful. I
Just bought a peck of peaches that I plan on canning in a few days when they are soft enough. I am thinking about getting
Some for peach jam too. Just have to see how it goes.
Debby in NC
Meari -
Your stitching looks as great as usual. Your peaches look heavenly. I am sure that they will be delicious.
Marge
Such peachy goodness, Meari!! Your peach preserves look especially yummy... My husband is a huge peach lover, too--maybe I should learn how to can some day :)
Your little bluebird start is so cute and I love your progress on Sampler Aux Bouquets (as you know!!)...
Hope you have a relaxing and fun Labor Day weekend!
I LOVE dill pickles too. I've never had homemade ones though. The peaches and peachy stuff looks yummy. Your stitching looks great.
Meari, I checked online for canning instructions, and making peach jam- found so many different ways - do you have a website to share with directions
groverc53@yahoo.com
Wow, that is a lot of peaches! You have preserves and canned peaches to last a while but that's cool! I love dill pickles too! Great progress on your Sampler Aux Bouquets!
You sure were busy with all of the canning that you did! My mom use to do this all of the time. I remember having to help her out every year at this time with that. You sure did keep busy!! Your stitching is beautiful! The peach cobbler looks yummy as well!
Congrats on your progress on Sampler aux Bouquets. Looks like it's getting close to done?
I hope you really like peaches with all the canning that you did. I can't say I'm overly fond of them, but your cobblers look good.
Sandy in NM
All Peach preserves, canned peaches & your baked peaches look yummy. Care to share some? LOL!!! Your WIP's are looking great. I don't like pickles but yours look good.
Betty in AZ (ILCS)
Gosh Meari! The pickles look yummmmmo! I love dill pickles too; and all you did with those peaches!!! You are fabulous! That is a lot of work.
Your Jardin Prive' piece looks fantastic. I need to decide on a piece of fabric for mine. I am sure it will end up a huge piece!
I like your new start too! Who is the designer?
Hugs,
Sue
You were one busy lady! You are such a good homemaker ;) I am NOT a good homemaker, lol.
Your new start looks very pretty, so far.
My grandma canned peaches every year. I never learned how. They look delicious! Congrats on your finish and youe start looks great!
Wow Meari! You've been a busy girl canning and stitching and stuff! Those peach preserves look amazing...I can taste them! Sampler aux Bouquets is so beautiful and nearly done!
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