Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Pickled Green Tomatoes & Disappointment

Just before the first frost of this year Gary went out and picked all the peppers and green tomatoes. I put all the peppers into a big pot of clam chowder. The tomatoes looked so beautiful I wondered if there's such a thing as pickled green tomatoes? Low and behold I found out there is. Check this link for various recipes for pickled green tomatoes. I combined the spices of most of the four recipes into my own blend. I added in some peppers for color.
I planned on five jars, turns out I could have filled 8 or so jars. So I put the picking liquid over the remainder of the ingredients in a bowl and hopefully will jar them tomorrow.
Meanwhile I've been busy making, firing, and stocking up for holiday sales. I made a very large shell textured bowl. I took it off the drape mold too soon and it cracked in the middle due to stress of the soft sides pulling it outwards. I made another one today. Meanwhile I have a deviled egg platter in the planning stages, we shall see if it all turns out. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

5 comments:

  1. GOod looking pickles, hope they also taste good! Still having the patience test of waiting for drying of pots...don't I know the feeling!

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    1. Hi Barbara, thanks, I think our house is warmer in summer and the ac goes on more often. We keep our house colder in winter and I forgot to adjust to that fact which I determined after the fact when reviewing things in my mind.

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  2. I am so sorry that your bowl cracked. Disappointment is undoubtedly a mild expression of what you felt.

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  3. Hi Sue, thanks, I can take these type of things much easier than when I first started working in clay because I can usually determine why it happened.

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  4. Sorry to hear about your disaster with the bowl, Linda. How annoying!! (To put it politely!)

    I'm sure your pickled green tomatoes won't be a disappointment, though!

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