Living local in Eugene, OR
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 21st, 2009
A short mountain of green beans were transformed tonight - with the aid of fresh dill, garlic and salt - into a friend-favorite known as Dilly Beans.
Beans were sourced from Thistledown Farm.
The stack netted 7 widemouth pints worth.
Posted in Preserves on Sep 20th, 2009
It was another canning extravaganza in the OHW kitchen this weekend.
Leading the way were pickled red onions. Amy loves them on the salads served at McMenamins, so this is primarily an attempt to mimic those. The ingredient list is simple - thinly sliced onions, white wine vinegar and peppercorns with a little sugar added. The [...]
Posted in Garden, Winter garden on Sep 13th, 2009
“I’m DONE with pickles.”
These were my co-author’s first words after she spent two near-full days of a splendid weekend cleaning, cutting, boiling, mixing, sealing, etc – in other words, canning - what is intended to be a two-year supply of staples here at the ranch.
A few days ago Amy made a special run to [...]
