I have REALLY gotten into food preservation this year! I did a whole batch of tomatoes that were given to me (score), and yesterday some friends and I went here… 
Gilcrease Orchard and picked our own cucumbers for pickling. This was my first attempt to pickle cucumbers, I can’t wait to try them out in a few weeks.
Gilcrease Orchard and picked our own cucumbers for pickling. This was my first attempt to pickle cucumbers, I can’t wait to try them out in a few weeks.
This crazy lady is my friend Amber – she’s amazing and I just love her. All pictures go to her credit – without her skills behind the camera – I wouldn’t look this good!!!
Cucumbers and okra – ready for the pickin’!
I think she got my good side… I hope so! Anyways. I have never picked cucumbers or okra before, thankfully there were some very helpful and quite knowledgeable workers there to help me out. I was fascinated to see the little spikey nubs on the cucumbers!!!
Prep time! Wash… Slice… Pack… Can… Repeat!!!
Did I mention we were going to make our own relish too!!!
All done! It took us several hours to complete everything, but we had a ton of fun doing it! We totaled 48 jars of pickles, relish and okra and even made our own cucumber scrub with the scraps! Check out my awesome prepper/canning/self-reliant skills!!!
Preparedness, for me, is not about doomsday, Armageddon, a hostile government takeover or any other radical idea like that. It’s about being able to provide for yourself when times get tough. It’s about that case of Meningitis that Jonathon had earlier this year, or the partner that messed with out hours at work. It’s about real life. Sometimes life doesn’t go as we plan. Sometimes it’s not all rainbows and sunny days. Dark clouds and rain are always threatening to destroy the sun. The question is will you have the umbrella to keep you dry – to a weathered piece of newspaper – or even nothing at all?
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