Wins and Losses in the Garden
On a happy note, the cucumbers are continuing to produce pounds of fruit that we are giving away every week. 
Early this morning we picked 2-gallons of blackberries, enough broccoli for lunch and 2-colanders of cucumbers. I'm collecting the 1-inch pickling cucumbers to make French Cornishons.
From what I've read, many people do not care for them but the 3-jars I make every year disappear easily enough.
CORNISHON RECIPE
To make Cornishons - pick 1.25 pounds of 1-inch cucumbers, wash them and put them in a glass bowl. Sprinkle with 2-Tablespoons salt and cover with water. Let sit overnight.
The next day, sterilize enough jars to can 1-quart of pickles. Boil 2-cups wine vinegar and 2-cups water with 2-teaspoons sugar. Drain and pat dry the cucumbers.
In each canning jar put a peppercorn, a clove of garlic and a bay leaf. Add sprigs of herbs such as tarragon, thyme or savory.
Put in cucumbers and top with vinegar water. Boiling water bath 10-minutes or refrigerate for 2-weeks and eat them fresh with cheese and crackers.
The Wings and Warts
vines all got squash vine borers
Life stages of squash vine borer; adult male (a), adult female (b), egg (c), larva (d), earthen cell (f), pupa (g).
The rabbits ate every single sunflower seedling last night.
Sigh.
Win some.
Lose some.
Early this morning we picked 2-gallons of blackberries, enough broccoli for lunch and 2-colanders of cucumbers. I'm collecting the 1-inch pickling cucumbers to make French Cornishons.
From what I've read, many people do not care for them but the 3-jars I make every year disappear easily enough.
CORNISHON RECIPE
To make Cornishons - pick 1.25 pounds of 1-inch cucumbers, wash them and put them in a glass bowl. Sprinkle with 2-Tablespoons salt and cover with water. Let sit overnight.
The next day, sterilize enough jars to can 1-quart of pickles. Boil 2-cups wine vinegar and 2-cups water with 2-teaspoons sugar. Drain and pat dry the cucumbers.
In each canning jar put a peppercorn, a clove of garlic and a bay leaf. Add sprigs of herbs such as tarragon, thyme or savory.
Put in cucumbers and top with vinegar water. Boiling water bath 10-minutes or refrigerate for 2-weeks and eat them fresh with cheese and crackers.
The Wings and Warts
vines all got squash vine borers
Life stages of squash vine borer; adult male (a), adult female (b), egg (c), larva (d), earthen cell (f), pupa (g).
The rabbits ate every single sunflower seedling last night.
Sigh.
Win some.
Lose some.
Labels: French Cornishon pickles, July harvest, Squash Vine Borer
posted by Molly Day at
1:46 PM
2 Comments:
Win some. Lose some. It's a gardener's life, isn't it?~~Dee
Yes, my friend, it is.
My fall seeds are limited to a really cool marigold, Brussels sprouts, and a few others.
The numbers game, it is.
Happy growing, M.
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