Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
If you run into fresh olives and want to cure them yourself, here's some basic intructions on brine-curing, an incredibly simple method that anyone can do.
A variant on a red wine pickled beet recipe from Linda Ziedrich's The Joy of Pickling. Rather than use her suggested ginger and cinnamon, we added my beloved nutmeg (CT native that I am) and some star anise.
Homemade ketchup and pickles make this hotdog taste best. The pickles are the best I've made to date: starting to get my crunchiness right! And lots of tips from readers in the comments too.
