Pickles And A Wedding

While I was out getting a haircut yesterday The Date and T had gone to the farmer's market and she brought home a surprise for me. A bag of pickling cucumbers! So I found a different recipe and got right to making a batch of Claussen Clone pickles!

I used this recipe right here this time instead of the recipe that I used last time. The recipe last time was stellar, I just wanted to try something different. There is no shortage of Claussen Clones out there and I'd like to try as many as I can find.

This one was a bit easier as it used less spices and had onion in it while the last one did not utilize onion and had more spices. This one called for fresh dill heads and canning salt, the last one did not use much salt and used dill seed and crushed dill weed.

I did add a tablespoon of red pepper flake to one jar to spice them up and see how that goes. This recipe is also done faster, they set out on the counter for three days first and then go into the fridge for another day. That's four instead of seven days. This recipe is for a full gallon of pickles while the previous recipe was for each quart jar and was a bit more expensive to make as it used more spices.

So now they are on the kitchen counter and I shake them up to make sure the cucumbers are fully covered at all times. After that we attended a wedding.

Hollywood Actor and Red got married last night. It was very nice and the reception was great as well! World famous opera singer Leona Mitchell sang Ava Maria and it literally made everyone weep with how beautiful it was. It was so cool as she took the stage and walked passed the microphone and filled the hall with her voice only.

A great time was had by all! Thank you both for allowing us to be part of such a great time!