MIA

 Hi Everyone!

I've been MIA in blogging the last 5 days. Too much going on and I'm exhausted. However, I had so many cucumbers from the garden I had to do something with them. Why not relish? 

So I cut lengthwise

Spooned out the seeds 

Then chopped them all up. 

 I put the cucs, an even amount of onions from the garden and 1/2 the amount of red, yellow and orange bell peppers into the food processor.

Then add pickling salt and mix well. Add enough water to cover the veggies and place in the fridge for 24 hours. Then this will be rinsed to remove all the salt.

Now to get rid of as much water as possible. I have nut milk bags, to remove liquid. I've had these a few years and they are so much better than cheese cloth. They are reusable and clean up easily.

Add the veggie mix to the bag and squeeze.

The more liquid you remove allows the brine to actually saturate the veggies. 

After making your brine add the veggies, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. 

I filled pint jars and processed them for 10 minutes I got 9 pints.

 

 I have to tell you the sweet relish brine really turned out perfectly.

I also made applesauce this week. 

Hope everyone is doing well.

Nicole