Our cuke plants are finally producing, but the pickling cucumbers aren't all coming in at the same time. As far as I can tell (which means I asked my mom and the Internet), those little guys must be pickled within 24 hours of pickling.
Do you just have to hope that you get enough in a 24-hour period for a whole batch of pickles? That seems a little crazy.
And they sell pickling cucumbers at the store. Those most have been picked more than 24 hours before. What are they selling them for if not pickling?
Canning gurus: Do I have to wait and hope for a day when the plants magically unite to bestow a batch worth of cukes on me? Any tips? Comment or e-mail me if you have words of wisdom to offer.
Garden's timing has me in a pickle
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Julie Todd
Julie Todd is the night editor at The Herald News in Joliet. She and her
husband are looking to cut the chemicals and get back to basics -- minus the
granola and hemp clothing. They live in a home they bought last year in
Plainfield, where they're making changes to create their own little patch of
utopia.
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