tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post4733827857364811908..comments2024-03-28T05:23:10.052-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Dilly Beans / Come on [Ir]eneBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-9051606512054895902011-09-08T17:35:42.826-04:002011-09-08T17:35:42.826-04:00You had me at "Eileen" :)
Anyone else o...You had me at "Eileen" :)<br /><br />Anyone else out there stuck with images of scruffy, overalls-without-shirt-underneath-clad musicians dancing around a farm in an effort to bed the elusive and just-as-scruffy Eileen?DharmaCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13665896739782324240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-24499684982822766382011-09-03T16:43:28.150-04:002011-09-03T16:43:28.150-04:00Just read your article about traveling in Redbook....Just read your article about traveling in Redbook. Loved your new perspective! The man, the in-laws, & I also say, "I Farkled" when playing the game. As long as it doesn't get stinky, you're ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-26951045155036986102011-09-01T00:02:47.987-04:002011-09-01T00:02:47.987-04:00Catherine, tell your kids, that we just got our po...Catherine, tell your kids, that we just got our power back today, Wednesday, having gone without since the wee hours of Sunday morning, and it wasn't nearly as fun as they might think. Although my kids did enjoy listening to me curse several times daily at the automated Con Ed outage hot-line lady. I will be making dilly beans this weekend, along with your garlic dill pickles, some bread-and-butter pickles, and maybe pickled red onions, just as soon as I stock up at our farmers' market. Thanks for the recipe!Allysonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-3679310464970430762011-08-31T16:48:00.534-04:002011-08-31T16:48:00.534-04:00Catherine, I am the one you so kindly emailed this...Catherine, I am the one you so kindly emailed this recipe to a few weeks ago. We just popped our first jar open today and they are great! Your scandalously unsanctioned faux canning method worked marvelously! And I am really glad you confirmed that the garlic turns blue, because when mine did that I was pretty freaked out that I had introduced something crazy to the mixture. Whew. Great success - thank you!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927037010669310160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-39194143737183731792011-08-31T15:39:44.990-04:002011-08-31T15:39:44.990-04:00Catherine, I too am about to head out in search of...Catherine, I too am about to head out in search of wild concord grapes (I have to wait for a running visit to MA as they don't grow wild near DC -- that sounds hilarious even as I write it, like anyone would expect them to). Any favorite grape jam tips?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-24222972812264930192011-08-31T10:03:12.814-04:002011-08-31T10:03:12.814-04:00This sounds wonderful, but I haven't ever had ...This sounds wonderful, but I haven't ever had anything like it. Do you eat them at room temperature straight from the jar? <br /><br />I made strawberry jam for the first time this year, and I would love to add these to the basket I am planning to give for Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-73201980231741767102011-08-31T09:34:22.148-04:002011-08-31T09:34:22.148-04:006512, I have fermented various things, including s...6512, I have fermented various things, including sauerkraut and kimchee, which were both outrageously stinky and good. But cukes I always do with at least a little vinegar. Maybe I'll try without. . . <br /><br />sagetribe, yes: a needle and embroidery floss, through the stems, and then hung across the top of a window. I'll see if I have any pictures. . .BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-26199273816244315562011-08-30T22:43:11.212-04:002011-08-30T22:43:11.212-04:00How do you dry your peppers- just string and hang?...How do you dry your peppers- just string and hang? Is there a trick? We have a bunch and don't want them to get funky!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-81663592960696295022011-08-30T08:03:42.518-04:002011-08-30T08:03:42.518-04:00Our New England brethren are all fine after Irene....Our New England brethren are all fine after Irene. Glad to hear Western Mass was spared. My husband, who is from Vermont, was incredulous when I said, "it looks like Vermont will be hit hardest." <br /><br />Dilly beans. I will have to do this next summer. The dill in my garden's all gone to seed. I pulled out my cucumber plants on Sunday morning, all dried up and ghostlike. I think I made 48 jars of pickles this summer. We should do beans too. I tried pickling peaches when I was making all the jam for the year and came out with two full jars out of 36 peaches set aside for the recipe. They're delicious and very clovey, but not the multitude of jars I'd hoped for.Teafortwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983497572578153064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-26794569649902738212011-08-29T23:19:09.804-04:002011-08-29T23:19:09.804-04:00The beans sound grand and I can't wait to try ...The beans sound grand and I can't wait to try them, with the fridge method of course, as I'm terrified of home canning induced botulism.<br />I'm so glad you fared well in the storm. I am from coastal Louisiana and have been feeling so awful for all of you Northerners because at least we're used to it, but it sounds like you had the right idea with all of your pickling preparations.lastdogzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002382627081976712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-80017898755711515832011-08-29T22:43:40.166-04:002011-08-29T22:43:40.166-04:00The dilly beans sound good but I adore your descri...The dilly beans sound good but I adore your description of how you weathered the storm. It reminded me how the hurricanes of my Long Island childhood were always so wonderfully anxious.Sarahhttp://www.citizenbeta.com/sblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-36995204181794096742011-08-29T21:26:56.790-04:002011-08-29T21:26:56.790-04:00On Long Island saturday morning, I made your recip...On Long Island saturday morning, I made your recipe for the pickled shrimp thinking that if we lost power the shrimp in the freezer won't go to waste and we will eat like kings. Well, thankfully we never lost power and no serious damage was done, but we still enjoyed the shrimp as the wind blew! The beans look good, but I have been craving your freezer sauce----hoping I can get some fresh tomatoes to work with---our CSA isn't delivering this week due to the hurricane.CarolynWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037562221655193010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-82845913070371737492011-08-29T20:27:39.679-04:002011-08-29T20:27:39.679-04:00Our Hurricane Irene was less eventful than yours s...Our Hurricane Irene was less eventful than yours somehow, even though we're a couple of hundred miles to your south in MD. We were given dire warnings by the local newscasters, but I very much communicated the "possible inconvenience" scenario to my own kids. We never lost power despite a few inches of rain, 50 mph gusts of wind, and a number of downed tress (our power lines are underground in our neighborhood), but my daughter's first day of second grade was canceled because 27 of the 72 schools in our county were without power! But I just found out she'll start tomorrow, and she had a great day with her cousins while I went to work and her brother went to preschool. We are feeling safe and lucky here, too.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-40506275876429297112011-08-29T17:52:30.531-04:002011-08-29T17:52:30.531-04:00Given your love of all things pickled (cukes, bean...Given your love of all things pickled (cukes, beans, birkenstocks...), have you ever made fermented "sour pickles?" You know, without vinegar, the Ma Ingalls way? <br />I just tried my first batch, it was a total, stinking, scummy flop, but if I knew you've done it I might have the courage to try another batch.6512 and growinghttp://6512andgrowing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-76673104290760129432011-08-29T17:41:28.827-04:002011-08-29T17:41:28.827-04:00Oh how I love dilly beans! I need to make triple t...Oh how I love dilly beans! I need to make triple the batch from last year - we ate them fast, gave them at xmas and were out and sad by March!<br /><br />Glad you weathered the storm cozy and in love with your family.dale in denvernoreply@blogger.com