http://lifelynstyle.com/2011/06/21/geauga-family-farms-csaweek-2/ Fri, 24 May 2013 11:56:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 http://lifelynstyle.com/2011/06/21/geauga-family-farms-csaweek-2/#comment-148 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:20:14 +0000 http://lifelynstyle.com/?p=1287#comment-148 Hi Carmen, For pickling cucumbers I usually buy a spice mix packet (Ball makes them and I think I got it at Wal Mart last year). I follow the directions that come with the mix. Usually, it needs vinegar and water in addition to the mix. I usually estimate the amount of mix needed based on the number of cukes that we get and make them a few times from one pack. I think you need more vinegar that way, but it’s cheap. I just stocked up on vinegar at Wal Mart tonight and it was $2.38 a gal. The pickle mixes come in dill or bread and butter. I’ve used both in the past. I think the spice mixes have so many different things in the them, that I find it easier than making them from scratch. This year, I found a 13 oz dill pickle mix in a plastic jar type of container and I am using it instead of the packets. I picked it up at Bed Bath and Beyond for under 6 dollars and it makes up to 14 qts.

]]> http://lifelynstyle.com/2011/06/21/geauga-family-farms-csaweek-2/#comment-146 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:48:33 +0000 http://lifelynstyle.com/?p=1287#comment-146 What recipe do you use for the pickling of cucumbers? It was nice meeting you tonight BTW

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