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Canning season is rapidly approaching and I can't believe that it's August already!! The pickling cukes have exploded and it's time for dill pickles and my mom's fantastic green relish that I use in everything LOL. So in anticipation of bushels of cukes I've started harvesting dill so that I won't be short when I need it :)



No need to dry it or have it on hand fresh for pickling cucumbers, just pick your stalks now if they're ready and then strip off the heads and all other leafy parts leaving behind the hard stems and place inside a large glass jar. It freezes beautifully!! I've made the mistake in the past of waiting until I was ready to can and then not having enough dill and not being able to find any left at the farmers market because everyone had already snatched up the last of it :( So this is a perfect way to make sure I'm ready at all times *grin*. Make sure you store it in a glass jar though because it traps the strong dilly smell inside. If you use plastic the smell will infiltrate your entire freezer and make everything taste slightly like dill :)



Of course after all that hard work *wink* we had to have a coffee break! Shhh... don't tell my husband that I secretly eat chocolate zucchini cake when I visit my mom's house for coffee! LOL

I love having my little mommy time with my mommy *grin*. Plus by the time I've had 2 or 3 cups of coffee I've got such a caffeine infusion going on that I come home ready to tackle any job that is waiting for me! That can be a really good thing when it's time to tackle the laundry mountain! LOL

How about you? Do you have a special routine that restores your spirit and readies you to tackle your daily duties?

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Posted by jenn4him

I adore those kinds of coffee breaks!
Jenn

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Posted by kimalita

I love the new blog look. What a terrific job. Kudos to you. I'd like to be able to learn to do that.

Before I forget, do you happen to have a recipe for that delightful chocolate zucchini cake? We are in zucc heaven over here with our garden.....that sounds so yummy.

Your dill, as I was reading your post I could literally smell the dill. Your post was filling my senses, how neat is that?! I love dill! I'd love to learn to can, a friend does it and we talked about setting a time to learn it. I hope we can, though it does sound like quite a lot of work.

Your cousins wedding, how beautiful! I love her dress and hair flower. So elegant.

Anyway, I've missed reading here.......thanks for coming by.

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