Eastern Iowa Farmer Fall 2021

From Garden to Table
Michael’s Pickles
or Peppers
Bridget and Michael Miller
1 gallon cucumber or peppers
1/3 cup minced onion
12 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons of mustard seed
2 tablespoons of peppercorns
1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon of coriander seed
6 heads of fresh dill
1 and1/2-quart water
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup canning salt
Slice cucumbers or peppers, put into
jars with dill, boil liquids and seasonings
to dissolve salt, let cool. Pour over pickles
and let sit on counter for 3 days. (Shake
or turn occasionally if you remember!)
Refrigerate.
We have been known to do a big batch
of this in a 5-gallon bucket and added some
onion slices in for the fun of it, delicious.
Hamburger Relish
Bridget and Michael Miller
7 cups cucumbers-seeds out and
ground. You can leave peel
4 cups carrots ground
3 medium onions ground (add
more if you like)
1 green pepper and 1 red pepper
ground (add more if you like)
4 teaspoons plain salt. Don’t use
iodized salt or it will spoil
Let stand 2 hours
Put in strainer and drain
Combine:
3 cups vinegar
4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon mustard seed
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
Add vegetable mixture and boil 20
minutes and seal. Turn jars upside down
and cover with towel overnight, and they
should seal.
Makes 4 pints.
Spaghetti Sauce
Bridget and Michael Miller
4 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
12 cups tomatoes, peeled and
chopped
3 bay leaves
1/2 cup of oil
1 1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons oregano
1/2 teaspoon basil
12-ounce can tomato paste
1/3 cup brown sugar
Sauté onions and pepper in oil until the
onion is tender. Add garlic, tomatoes, bay
leaves, salt, oregano, and basil. Simmer
for two hours, stirring occasionally. Add
tomato paste and brown sugar. Simmer for
one hour. Remove from heat, and remove
bay leaves. Use immediately or cool and
freeze. A pint of this sauce works just right
for a pound of browned hamburger.
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