pasteurization

  • First pickling marathon finished

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     Finally, I’ve finished with the pickling marathon. It has been almost a week of peeling, slicing, dicing, and jar hunting. I’ve used almost all medium-sized jars that I had at home and filled 110 jars of different pickled joys.  While…

  • Pickling season: pickled beets

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    August is the time when we start our pickling season. We store our harvested veggies and when the garden numbers are too small, we buy fresh vegetables from the local family farms. Vegetables are now at their peak, and the…