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lovin the family...

as most of you know we planted a garden here at sycamore hill. now, we always gardened in town, too. we could get a couple helping of green beans, some peppers, one year 4 ears of corn and some zuchinni and squash.
well, this years garden has turned into a crazy jungle! we have vines running wild and zuchinni that could be used for batting practice! it is insane......
one of our abundant crops is cucumbers. i hate cucumbers but hubby and whizboy love them. he thought he planted just a few. well, today alone they had to have picked over 25 of those cukes. we've given a bunch away already and have more on the way.
feeling a bit overwhelmed with these, and feeling the need to use them to our benefit i broke down and made a batch of these...

yep friends....I MADE PICKLES!!!
i despise pickles....everything about them, the smell, the look, the taste...i even make hubby brush his teeth before he can kiss me. and i get all weird when a pickle jar is placed on a buffet table because the juices may drip into something i do like.
i know - get over it right?! well, i don't think so!
BUT tonight i loved my family well. a big batch of freezer pickles are pickling in the fridge. sadly, it only used 3 of those crazy cukes.....i guess more pickle making is in my near future.

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Kori said…
This made me laugh so hard! We are SO much alike...I have a vaguae recollection of us talking about this in college days, but I am SO the same way with pickles. If I order a hamburger plain, and it comes with pickles on it, I have a hard time eating the burger. I have to fight my burning desire to send the burger back instead of just taking the pickles off and acting like an adult and eating the burger because you can still taste the pickle! You are a good wife and mom for making them for your family!
July 15, 2010 at 12:31 AM
Kori said…
vague...sorry I got a little vowel happy it looks like =)
July 15, 2010 at 12:32 AM
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