The pickle project is currently underway! Right now, I have four quart jars simmering while the seasoning broth is boiling down. I’m a bit surprised that the 26+ pounds of daikon only produced a gallon of pickles, but there was some loss from waiting so long. I did have to borrow a wide-mouth funnel and jar lifter from a neighbor, and will definitely need to buy my own as I’ll need them for the upcoming cucumber pickle project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am excited to be getting started with canning, but a bit bummed that my tomato production has been abysmal this season. I had really hoped to can a lot of sauce, but that heatwave really screwed me over on that. It is to the point that I’m even a bit concerned that I won’t have any San Marzano ripen to save for seed. There are only about half a dozen fruit and none are even close to being ripe. At least if I have to buy them next season, I’ve already got the fencing up and can get them in the ground on time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I still need to pack up for the weekend, but that won’t take long. We still don’t know exactly where we are going, but wherever we end up, I hope there’s a good bookstore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aaaaand that’s the end of writing while trying to pickle – my reduction just boiled over and now there’s the smell of burnt caramelized sugar wafting through the house. Back on Tuesday…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Song of the day: The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope<\/a> by Bloodhound Gang<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The pickle project is currently underway! Right now, I have four quart jars simmering while the seasoning broth is boiling down. I’m a bit surprised that the 26+ pounds of daikon only produced a gallon of pickles, but there was some loss from waiting so long. I did have to borrow a wide-mouth funnel and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rants"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t