Between earwigs and wildlife this year, the only plants producing are the ones in my porch boxes. The cucumbers are gherkins so I’ve been picking them small so I can make them into sweet pickles. I have 3 jars put up already and enough cucumbers to make #4 this weekend. I just wish I had a small deep pot to can in, it’s such a waste to pull out my big canner. But until I can find one that at least fits pint jars I have to keep using the big pot.
I planted more peas this week and plan to do some more fall planting this weekend. I’m about 2 weeks behind but better late than never.
Edit: I forgot to mention, the leaves in the photo are just for our bunny’s breakfast. Although I will soon be drying some raspberry and blackberry leaves for her to enjoy in the winter.
Are those raspberry leaves? What do you use them for? I add them to my pickles because I don’t grow grape leaves.
Does that actually work? Never heard of using berry leaves for Tannins. Just Grape and Horseradish pretty much.
It seems to work. I’ve never done a side by side but my pickles are pretty consistently good.
Never heard of using horseradish, I should try that next time
Dang I'm an outsider just looking in and learning a lot about pickling today.
I am completely flabbergasted that there is a tannin requirement for pickling and that leaves are the answer.
So cool.