The time of year when things are starting to mature in farms and gardens and I find myself (like many other CSA share-having people) hip deep in more veg than any one human being could eat. This is okay because since I have moved to Buffalo I have slowly been building up an arsenal of canning skills.
That sounds so weird. But, It is true. I have recipes. I have pickling spices. I have jars. I have the internet to search for new and exciting recipes. And, tomorrow I’ll hopefully have jars full of a brand new (to me) squash pickle recipe.
You read that right, squash pickles. I also plan on making a beet relish. The recipe calls for horseradish, but I have fresh dill so I may use that instead. Is it wise to monkey with a recipe you’ve never tried before? Probably not. Will I do it anyway? It wouldn’t be the first time.
Nothing wrong with monkeying around, sometimes it turns into something good, and other times, you’ll know if it is bad. There was one recipe that I tried which called for passion fruit puree, and we couldn’t find it in the market, so I bought a can of pineapples and ran it in the blender instead. It worked!