Canned Pickles in 24 Hours!

This year my parents have been sending me tons and tons of cucumbers and we can never seem to eat them all without them going bad. My oldest son Sean said something about wanting some pickles and was going to try something. Instead my Mr. Sexy decided to go buy stuff for canning pickles and he wanted to do it fast. 
I am from a farming family and my mother canned every single year but to have pickles in less than 24 hours seemed crazy to me unless you just like vinegar and cucumbers but you still have to eat those fast. 
My Mr. Sexy got online and found a recipe! 

Cucumbers
Canning Salt
Vinegar
Water
Ground Coriander Seed
Fennel Seed
Bay Leaves
Dill Weed
Pepper Corn
Sugar
The boys cut up the cucumbers into chip slices and then put them in the colander, rinsed them off and then sprinkled with canning salt or however much you think. This was all measured out by sight and instinct I guess. You let the cucumbers sit with this salt on it for 15 to 30 minutes. The cucumber will absorb the salt and break down a bit.

While this is going on bring your vinegar and water to boil-Equal parts.(about 2 cups to 2 cups) Add in your desired seasonings which you see our list above. With your sugar add more for a sweeter brine or less for a picklier brine. Around 1/4 cup. Bring it all to a boil.

Stuff your jars with the cucumbers and pour the brine over them into the jar! You want to cover your cucumbers. In one of the jars the boys added jalapenos to the cucumbers. The recipe says to let sit uncovered for a bit, we did not do this. We put the lids on the jars while they were still hot. Guess what? They sealed. All but the one that was not full. 

 There we have it! Some fast easy pickles


I was not expecting them to taste very well but to my surprise they do! The boys did an awesome job. 
If you want to try this yourself feel free to repin THIS PIN

How Is My Garden Growing?

Well Ill be honest, its not really a garden. It is just two cucumber plants and two tomato plants. Yellow tomato for my Eric and a normal one for me and a Lemon cucumber for him and a normal one for me :-) About a month ago all my plants almost drowned. I have awful drainage and it rained for days. I saved them and now they are beautiful. There is just something about checking on them everyday and seeing new growth. I can not wait until they start producing!!

Linking up with
No Rules Weekend Blog Party
What Has Made Me Happy This Week?

The Good, The Random and the Fun 6-16-2014

The Good

Oh yes it has happened. 

The Random
I have been complaining a lot lately about my plants dying due to all the rain. I uprooted a few and put them in buckets since the ground they were in had poor drainage. After awhile of me being disappointed and me giving them some care I think they will make it after all!!

The Fun

One of his favorite things to do :-)

Link up HERE

Cucumber Turkey Wraps

Today for dinner I decided to try something new. My middle kids happen to be a little overweight so I am trying to find some healthier meals for them to enjoy. I know this is not exactly really "dinner" material but I got to think outside the box every now and then. 

Check out the recipe here

Turkey Cucumber Wrap

I go to the grocery store with $20. I needed to buy the ingredients plus milk and pepsi (my addiction, my coffee)

 I'm on a budget so its all off- name brand stuff for us

The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of chopped cucumbers but obviously I don't measure and just go by my eye

I had way to many so I just placed the rest in a bowl of water and put away in the refrigerator. The kids will eat these up in no time.

The recipe calls for 4 tbsp. of cream cheese, well I just used the whole thing.

I added some onion powder and some cheddar cheese (not in the recipe)

Spread it out on flour tortillas, add turkey and roll up and cut. 

The final product. My son and I liked it but my daughter who is very very picky decided she didn't. Of course this girl does not like most things. 

But there you have it. By the way I got this off of pinterest :-) 

Happy Monday, oh wait it is now Tuesday here. So Happy Tuesday everyone!


Also join in the Totally Tuesday Blog Hop!