Frozen & preserved food & power outages
The first power outage of the season hit us during a windstorm on Friday night when the transformer across the road exploded. There’s nothing worse… Read More »Frozen & preserved food & power outages
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Brine Curing Black Olives
Additional heading Olives are so simple to prepare and home-cured olives are so superior to commercial ones that it’s surprising that more people don’t line… Read More »Brine Curing Black Olives
Brine Curing Green Olives
Olive me baby I’ve been curing olives for a few years now. It used to be easier when living in Toronto where it was merely… Read More »Brine Curing Green Olives
Dead Easy Dills – Kosher Style
These are those crisp pickles that snap in your mouth. Crunchy because they are uncooked, making them the hands-down easiest pickles you can make. You… Read More »Dead Easy Dills – Kosher Style
Perfect Pickles
Article, recipe, and photographs by Gayle Hurmuses What makes a pickle perfect? Whether your favourites are sour or sweet, tangy or salty, you want them… Read More »Perfect Pickles