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Alberta, Alberta Gardening, Canning, chickens, Herbs, Homestead -

When making pickled eggs you can't go wrong. They are a staple in our house and we have done several different recipes and they have all been fabulous; however this recipe is super simple and quick and they taste great! We like our pickled eggs sour so we recommend a 2/3 ratio Vinegar and 1/3 Water. Your can use what ever Vinegar you want but we recommend a pickling white vinegar for this recipe. Then all you need is fresh dill and salt. Once again any salt works but we prefer Kocher salt.  1) Hard-boil your eggs. We heat a...

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Alberta Gardening, Canning, Garden Recipes, Hot Water Bath Canning, Pickled Carrots, Pickles -

Using this recipe we made: 12 Jars (250 Ml.) of Pickled Carrots                                              12 Jars (500 Ml.) of Garlic Dill Pickles                                            2 Jars (250 Ml.) of Hot Jalapenos & Garlic Carrots Start by sterilizing your glass jars and lids using your preferred method. I choose to boil in hot water for 10 minutes and then just let them sit...

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Alberta Gardening, Canning, Garden Harvest, Pickled Beets -

You can feel the cooler weather upon us as we start to notice the leaves change from green to bright gold, yellow and red. The sun sets early this time of year and you know winter is right around the corner when we get that cool North Wind. This time of year is busy cleaning up the yard for winter and of course the Garden harvest. This summer we enjoyed red lettuce, romaine lettuce, butter lettuce, white potatoes, spinach, squash, fresh raspberries and peas through out the season which left us with beets, cucumbers, peppers, carrots, and dill to pickle....

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