Random food talk. 'Cause that's how I roll?

[dualbunny]

I am suffering from a severe case of can't-seem-to-post-in-my-own-journal-itis. I'm doing pretty well at commenting everywhere else. ;) If I could get myself to reply to my own comments and make a few of the posts I've been wanting to, I'd be golden

Comments

[laurashapiro]

I covet those pickles, man. Mmm.

Re jam: I am actually taking a preserves class this very Sunday! What I had to buy an apron for and everything! I promise to share any tips. I believe the instructor is also of the sugar- and pectin-free hippie school. (:

Now I wanna go over to your place and eat.

[dualbunny]

I heartily recommend coveting the sliced ones, heh. I'll be sure to let you know if the yellow ones are worth the trouble later. ;D

And preserves! I suspect I'd have much more luck doing stuff without having to add those extras if I chose fruit more suited to hippy methods, but I'll happily take any tips you pick up. :D

::saves a spot for you at the pickle table::

[thisficklemob]

Holy CRAP that's a lot of jam.

I occasionally think it would be nice to learn to pickle/can things, but learning to do so without a knowledgeable person to show me in person is really daunting.

But, I'm now hungry, so... yay?

[dualbunny]

Hee, it's payback since you're always posting recipes that do the same thing to me. ;D

I think with the pickling and jam/jelly stuff it's hard to screw up too badly if you follow a recipe. It's more the pain of just having to improvise tools if you don't have them. Which is sort of a universal hardship, regardless of activity. ;)

[danceswithwords]

Yay, canning! Your jam looks beautiful. (That is indeed a LOT of jam.)

[dualbunny]

Thank you! :) It really really is. I may need to polish up my breakmaking skills. Or, y'know, get some breadmaking skills. ;D

Uhm, that's supposed to be breadmaking both times... My break-making skills are top shelf already. ;}

[danceswithwords]

Hey, I think they make machines for both of those things.

[femmenerd]

I think you are GREAT. I am envious of your life that involves growing things and then putting them into jars. I aspire to it.

I had something else to say but now I have forgotten it. Damn. My food discovery of recently: make pumpkin pie with graham cracker crust, or even better GINGER SNAP crust. Yes.

[dualbunny]

Awwww. I think you're all kinds of great too. :}

And omg, does ginger snap crust on a pumpkin pie sound *heavenly*. :D ::adds to grocery list::

[dualbunny]

Hee, thanks. :D Depending on the pickles, they can be super easy. Especially if you just make refrigerator pickles that don't require any special canning. Which is all I made this time around. :)

In fact, here's the recipe I used for the dill pickles and just let me know if you want the other one for the sliced sweet pickles. The biggest part of that one is just making thin slices, the rest is easy as pie. Actually *way* easier than pie. ;D