We Learned to Pickle and Can our Produce!
Almost anything that grows in the garden is good for pickling! With our large garden (20ft x 30ft) we just cannot eat all of our produce that it generates in one week. Our produce is so tasty and dear to us we could not stand to loose any of it. By having this large garden we save a ton of money on fresh veggies. We have incorporated at least one vegetable in our dinner and lunch each day, whether it be a tomato on the side, or an egg plant as our main course. We grew everything from string beans to cucumbers, as well as many different types of tomatoes and peppers.
So while our gardening hobby starts to wind down, our pickling and canning has picked up. My husband has recently purchased books and materials to start our new hobby. Most of the best recipes we have found online by simply doing a search. He has canned all differnt kinds of peppers and has even made salsas, and of course he made pickles! It is not easy and it takes a lot of delicate steps to get it just right. We feel it will be worth it on a cold winter day to crack open a can of roasted red peppers! And Enjoy!