In the 7 years I have lived in rural America I have made homemade jams, put up frozen squash, green beans, and apples, made zucchini bread (from zucchini from our garden), learned to ride a lawn tractor, started raising chickens, and now, made pickles. That is a lot coming from a girl who spent most of her teens years hanging out at the beach on Singer Island and tooling around most of South Florida. Trust me, no one in my family would have ever guessed I would be living in the country as an adult. Personally, I still want to live in the Keys, but the rural life does have its benefits.
Okay, this was my first attempt at making pickles and I did make some mistakes. First, I should have cut the cucumbers lengthwise. Second, I should have packed them in the jars much more tightly; those suckers really shrivel or something as there is a lot of space in those jars. The good news, all of my jars sealed! This is great since the alternative would be having to eat 5 jars of pickles within 2 weeks. They will be ready to eat in 24 hours, but we think the longer they sit the better they will be. I cannot wait to try these. If they are good I am definitely going to do this again (and again).
