pickles!

I made out like a bandit at the farmer's market today: dates, almonds,

peppers, golden beets and greens, garlic, lemon cucumbers, early girl

and heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, basil, radishes, and one of the first

apples of the season, all grown nearby.

So obviously, I decided to try some more pickles.

Brine:

rice vinegar

white balsamic vinegar

honey

salt

Left to right:

1/2 lemon cucumber

1/4 apple

1 vanilla bean

brine

2 lemon cucumbers

a bunch of basil leaves

juniper berries

brine

1 jalapeno pepper

1/4 apple

2 cloves garlic

brine

(note: the jalapenos and garlic I got at the farmers market are infinitely

more potent than conventional ones from a grocery store.)

7-8 radishes

brine

The sealing went well, only one broke, and after the second attempt, all

of them sealed.

It's funny to be stocking my pantry in August, but I guess there's no better time?