Canning Those Cucumbers

Hey!!
Well if you cannot tell, it has been a crazy weekend. After attending the USATF (USA Track and Field Junior Olympics) I had no extra time to blog which was not fun at all. That was one solid week of being outside in ninety degree weather watching these kids do their amazing acts. I was quite impressed by all of the age groups competing in these different categories but watching 3 and 4 year old children run like they did was awesome!

Okay, so on to today's nifty review of a product. I am a new gardener this year and I decided to also try some canning with my cucumber plans which did surprisingly well. (Well the truth is mine did okay but Brittany's did pretty well)
I took my morning trip to Walmart and picked up some Mrs. Wages Kosher Dill Pickle canning mix.
We then headed to Brittany's house and started slicing our neverending mound of cucumbers.
During this we started to heat the mix and continued on with our canning.
We ended up with 14 pints of pickles which the mix was the perfect amount to fill.  We sealed them in the canner for around 8 minutes then left them to fully seal.

So my review is that I love this stuff!! It is so easy to figure out and make! My fiance was so impressed on how domestic I seemed today. I also made it out to be much more difficult than it actually was but who says he has to know. ;)

Well that's it for today. I am off to cook some homemade chilli for my handsome man who has been working hard all day. I cannot wait to surprise him with his favorite food, ice cream, and these new cookies I found at the store. Who can turn down strawberry cheesecake cookies and dark chocolate cheesecake cookies?
Exactly, that answer is no one.

-Lindsey and Brittany