Day 3 pf the 31 day blogging challenge.
I was going through my phone and came across these photos from the summer. I love having a garden right in my backyard. It isn't large by any means, but just right to get some great veggies. We grow all kinds of tomatoes, including my favorite yummy yellow ones. When I don't use them up I tend to freeze them until I can can them, or until I use them. When they thaw just a little the skin peels right off.
My cucumber plants did very well this summer, too. They seemed to start late, but once they did it was nonstop through the entire summer. I made two batches of pickles, one made 9 pints and the other was 8 pints and 3 half pints.
I use a recipe from my "Make Your Own Groceries" cookbook by Daphne Hartwig to make them. I also use a recipe from that book for my pickled green tomatoes. One thing I add to my cucumbers and tomatoes is a hot pepper, love the spicy kick it gives. Oh and a bit of celery is super yummy pickled.
Just tonight I opened a jar of pickles, so yummy! I am happy to have my garden grown veggies available all year long in my home.
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