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Aug. 1st, 2010 07:32 pmWe went to the farmer's market in Portland this weekend. It was packed with vegetable goodness. We mostly restrained ourselves, but I insisted on buying ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
derien a pint of wild blueberries. They were tiny little things, which if you know anything about blueberries, bigger is certainly not better. Upon sampling they were declared the perfect berry. We also got some spuds, which are quite good in their own right. We also bought some wax beans because they were so pretty. Then for the big leap I bought twelve pounds of green beans for canning. And this my friends is what we call a segue.
Today, whilederien drove north to visit relatives, I started making Dilly Beans. It's a fairly simple recipe, but the cleaning and cutting that many beans takes forever. I ended up canning five batches of beans, 6 pints per batch with one pint missing from the last batch because I didn't have another jar. Actually, I ran out to the store after two batches to get another dozen jars and more vinegar. Each batch is a slight variation on the recipe, increasing one item from the base to see what will taste best. I used dill and garlic from our garden. I started at 1pm and finished cleaning up about 7pm.
I really hope these turn out well. I won't know for a while. I have to wait at least two weeks before tasting them and really should wait 4-6 weeks. But if they do turn out well, I'll have a lot of tasty treats for fall and winter. I will probably try to crack at least one of them before the bean harvesting season is over, so if they don't work I can make another go of it with fresh beans.
derien a pint of wild blueberries. They were tiny little things, which if you know anything about blueberries, bigger is certainly not better. Upon sampling they were declared the perfect berry. We also got some spuds, which are quite good in their own right. We also bought some wax beans because they were so pretty. Then for the big leap I bought twelve pounds of green beans for canning. And this my friends is what we call a segue.Today, while
derien drove north to visit relatives, I started making Dilly Beans. It's a fairly simple recipe, but the cleaning and cutting that many beans takes forever. I ended up canning five batches of beans, 6 pints per batch with one pint missing from the last batch because I didn't have another jar. Actually, I ran out to the store after two batches to get another dozen jars and more vinegar. Each batch is a slight variation on the recipe, increasing one item from the base to see what will taste best. I used dill and garlic from our garden. I started at 1pm and finished cleaning up about 7pm.I really hope these turn out well. I won't know for a while. I have to wait at least two weeks before tasting them and really should wait 4-6 weeks. But if they do turn out well, I'll have a lot of tasty treats for fall and winter. I will probably try to crack at least one of them before the bean harvesting season is over, so if they don't work I can make another go of it with fresh beans.
