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This is a helpful article, if you weren't aware of such facts as that brown sugar is acidic (and so can help baking soda to make things rise):
Cookie Science: The Real Differences Between Brown and White Sugars, by Stella Parks:
https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/12/faq-difference-brown-whit...read more
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by Radishrain
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This recipe is from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving, p. 48 (Hamburger Dills).
Ingredients:
* 4lbs 4" cucumbers (sliced) (we would probably use West India burr gherkins)
* 6 tablespoons canning salt
* 4½ cups water
* 4 cups vinegar
* 14 heads fresh dill
* 3½ teaspoons musard seed
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Here's a chile sauce recipe adapted from the Ball Book of Preserving, p. 53, which a relative used to make chile sauce for me.
4 quarts tomato
2 cups onion (2 medium onions)
2 cups sweet peppers
1 red hot pepper (we used two red Farmer's Jalapenos and an orange Aji Habanero)
1 cup sugar
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A relative made lots of dill pickles with West India burr gherkins for me.
The ingredient list here is adapted from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving, p. 48.
* 8lbs 4–6" cucumbers, cut in long halves (my relative used West India burr gherkins cut into halves, and probably eyeballed the...read more
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by Radishrain
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This recipe is adapted from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving, p. 47. A relative used this recipe, potentially slightly modified, with West India burr gherkins instead of cucumbers.
Ingredients:
* 4lbs 4–6" cucumbers (¼" slices) (my relative used burr gherkins instead, eyeballing th...read more
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by Radishrain
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I'm attempting to freeze my harvest of epazote leaves, this year. I hope it still works! I'm grateful for the idea, which I hadn't considered until today or so.
Here's my harvest ready to go in the freezer:
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A friend of mine gave me two Better Boy F1 tomatoes (I had never tried them before).
The fruits were unexpectedly firm, but after cutting them open, I didn't feel like I was eating firm tomatoes. Anyway, the taste was excellent. I can see why people like it so much. Lots of tomato flavor. The...read more
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by Radishrain
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A friend of mine gave me some Juliet F1 tomatoes, some from her garden, and some which had been refrigerated (which a friend had given her).
Anyway, I tasted them and really liked them. They're quite sweet with nice flavor.
I saved F2 seeds from most of the fruits. Unfortunately, I put the...read more
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I harvested three Winter Queen watermelons, yesterday. I ate them and I'm saving seeds (they're ready to dry).
Anyway, the fruits were small (with each being a different size). The flesh color was a rich pink. The seeds were small and black as is typical for a winter watermelon (it's nice for...read more
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