You are here: Home / Big Garden Originally posted August 2016 As I mentioned earlier, I cobbled together this recipe from several sources, though the basis is from the little cookbook that accompanied our countertop electric ice cream maker. WATERMELON SORBET 3/4 C water3/4 C sugar3+ sprigs of fresh mint1 Tbsp grenadine2 1/2 lbs cubed watermelon1 Tbsp lemon juicemint or other garnish Make a
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Originally posted July 2015. You can never have too many pickle recipes. PRIZE WINNING BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES Makes 5 1½ pint jars 16-20 medium cucumbers, sliced ¼ inch thick10 small onions, sliced1/3 C canning saltIce cubes3 C vinegar2 C sugar2 Tbsp mustard seeds2 tsp turmeric2 tsp celery seeds1 tsp ground ginger1 tsp peppercorns Combine
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Originally posted July 2015. I believe I might have told you not to plant the whole packet of cucumber seeds. “When cucumbers are plentiful, put up a batch or two of crunchy dill pickles. They’re great for sandwiches and to garnish potato, tuna and other salads.”—The Garlic Lovers’ Cookbook (1980) GARLIC DILL PICKLES I Makes
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I’ll be posting a few pickle recipes over the next few weeks. ‘Tis cucumber season, after all. This one was originally posted July 2020. It’s a good one! BH AND G DILL PICKLES AND KOSHER VARIATION FOR EACH QUART ½ lb 4 inch cucumbers (5-6)3-4 heads fresh dill1 tsp mustard seed1 C water½ C cider
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Follow the link for recipe and commentary. You will not be disappointed. Nothing like a salad of Spicy Frozen Cucumbers on a yucky winter day.
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This is a good one and worth a repost. Lots of good advice. A few days ago, I posed a question to SueK and JoBeth, both of whom are Country Mice. So Country Mice, if you had the opportunity to advise a City Mouse who is considering changing his ways, what would you say? The
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Garden update. Below from a couple of years ago. Does not look the same this year. Pretty much everything except the holly took a beating last December. The irises in particular are a big nothing this year. A couple of years ago I thinned and transplanted a bunch. Neither the original beds nor the new
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Originally published May 2, 2020. Guess what? ‘Tis Love-in-the-Mist season again! Aren’t they lovely? Very attractive seed pods will form, dry up, fall to the ground, and– Voilà!– next spring they’ll be back. Thanks to Daughter C who planted the original flower packet years ago!
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Gardenia grandiflora Very fragrant.
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Sunshine, Packaged by Mother Nature Published on August 17, 2019 by Marica One more batch and that will be the end of the lemon cucumbers. That’s always a sad day for me. But life, and gardens, move on.
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Recipe: Corn Stuffed Bell Peppers Published on August 7, 2012 by Marica | Edit Unit for unit, peppers have more vitamin C than citrus. And there ain’t nothing like fresh corn. CORN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS Serves 4 4 to 6 medium bell peppers, washed, tops removed, seeded, parboiled in salted water 3-5 minutes, drained 1 ½ C canned or fresh
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I should have kept track of how many pounds of squash we’ve grown here on The Farm. Freezer-Bound Published on August 3, 2013 by Marica You know what’s fun about freezing your own home-grown veggies? In a few months there will come a cold, dreary, possibly rainy, short day and on that day Mr. Big Food will pull
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Follow the link for recipe and commentary. You will not be disappointed. Nothing like a salad of Spicy Frozen Cucumbers on a yucky winter day.
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Remember the huge snow we had in January, 2021? I felt sorry for the birds so I gather up some old flower seeds and tossed them out. Big hit! Fast forward. What is this foliage (top two photos) I’m seeing at the edge of the driveway and sidewalk out front? And where did it come
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A few days ago I started re- re-posting the All Time Top-10 posts here at the blog. Only one of them is not a recipe– and it’s #1! The next non-recipe post is #15: Who is Jim Crockett? That was the second of a four-post Crappy Old Book of the Month series, from 2015. The
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The other day when the pressure was on to find a home for the new pressure cooker, I said Hello to our old friend the electric skillet. A very useful appliance, especially in the summer when you’ve a lot of peppers and don’t want to turn the oven on. Recipe: Taco Peppers in Electric Skillet
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A bit early in the year to be posting this but you can safe it for later when you’re over run by cukes. Recipe: Better Homes & Garden Dill Pickles and Kosher Variations Published on July 20, 2015 BH AND G DILL PICKLES AND KOSHER VARIATION FOR EACH QUART ½ lb 4 inch cucumbers (5-6)3-4 heads
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Not quite what my eye sees, but close. It rained last night and is very sunny this morning. The sunlight reflecting off the rain drops on the asparagus is very pretty. Those are asparagus berries on the right, by the way!
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What a day! Yes. I know that the apple tree isn’t shaped the way it supposed to be. And if you think that’s bad, you should see the grapes! I miss The J-Man. I did something today that I haven’t done in ages. I worked in the garden (irises and gladiolas) without a phone, without
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I did not have the heart to pull out the ones coming up in the cracks of the steps. Would you have?
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