[greeneyes]

Pinging the List.

[greeneyes]

Here is the Zuke Pickle recipe. I was not able to find my notes, so I'll try to remember how I altered the recipe:

SWEET AND SPICY PICKLED ZUKES - makes 4 pints

2 lbs zucchini
1 med. onion
2 heaping Tbls coarse salt
2 cups ice cubes
1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups white vinegar
2 cups sugar
1 tsp whole mustard seed
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
3/4 tsp whole black peppercorns
1/4 tsp red pepper

Slice the onions and zukes, and toss with the salt and ice cubes. Refrigerate for 3 hours. Drain, Rinse, and drain again.

Combine the other ingredients and bring to a boil. Put the zukes and onion in jars and follow directions for raw pack pickle canning in your Ball Blue Book, water bath canner book, or pressure cooker book, ladling in the hot mixture and leaving the appropriate head room.

Processing time is 10 minutes.

I added dill, garlic, and pickle crisp to this recipe. About 3/4 Tablespoon of dill to the mixture, 1/8 tsp pickle crisp per pint and 1 clove of garlic to each pint.

I cut the zukes in spears about 3 inches long, and 1/4 inch wide, using a chef's knife. I also cut off the centers so that most of the seeds were cut off.

When I fill the jars with hot liquid, I put a metal spoon or knife into the jar to help absorb the shock of the boiling liquid and prevent breakage - something my Granny taught me.

If I ever find my notes, I'll let you know if there are any additional ingredients I might have used.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Afternoon all. So my yellow squash is doin what ist is supposed to be doing. I am getting very nice blossoms on all of my plants. So nice that I want to pick them and stuff them like a stuffed pepper.

Being that last season I had the blossoms, but instead of producing anything they fell off the plant and died. Wth good blossoms, how long does it normally take before I start seeing a veggie?

I am in the San Antonio area.

[rightly_dividing]

—She worked so hard and got full scholarships so that she doesn’t have any college debt, and has a job starting in two weeks. —

Now that’s a great example of how it can be done if one tries hard. Congratulations, I know you’re proud.

[Arrowhead1952]

Not much new to report from here. Lots of little tomatoes, and a bunch of volunteer hot chili plants coming up.

[ApplegateRanch]

Moved the cukes and one variety of Chinese cabbage outside to the mini greenhouse. I found an extension cord long enough that I don’t have an exposed connection; robbed the outlet timer from the chickens, and put a 60W clamp lamp inside, set for ‘dusk to dawn’. Company doesn’t know when they’ll have the cover back in stock for the 10 X 10.

3 nights ago, the sky unexpectedly cleared and so it dropped to the 26-28 range, about 5-7*F lower than predicted: more nipped asparagus stems. :-(

I’ll have to replant the other variety of Chinese cabbage & the mesclun mix, as they didn’t germinate at all. Some of the tomatoes didn’t germinate, either, though most (and some of each) did come up; they’re just starting to get their first true leaves.

Sometime late this week, my second doe should start pulling hair for her nest. And speaking of nests, Mrs. Robin unwittingly showed me her nest location in our open-fronted barn. 3 eggs for sure; maybe more.