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Ripe Cucumber Pickles

2 quarts water
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lump alum
10 cups 3/4 inch pieces cucumber, seeds removed(good recipe for overripe large cucumbers)
1 1/2 cups white vinegar(5-6%acidity)
3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 tsp whole mixed pickling spice
4 small onions, sliced(about 2 cups)
 
Mix water, salt, and alum; add cucumber and let stand at least 8 hours
Prepare pint jars for canning.(Check cooking tips) Drain cucumber well
Heat vinegar, sugar and pickling spice to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven or kettle. Stir in cucumber and onions. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered until cucumber is clear,about 5 minutes.
 
Immediately ladle into hot jars. fill to within 1/4 inch of tops of jars; seal. Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.
 
Makes about 3 pints

GINGER CARROTS

6 medium fresh carrots(about 1 pound)
cut lengthwise into 3x3/8-inch strips
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
 
Heat carrots and water to boiling in 10 inch skillet;reduce heat. Cover and simmer until tender, 15-20 minutes
Drain; remove carrots from skillet. Cook and stir butter, honey, lemon juice, ginger and salt in skillet until bubbly; add carrots. cook uncovered, stirrring occasionally, until carrots are glazed, about 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley
 
4 servings

 
 
 
 
Steamed Summer Vegetables with Light Garlic Mustard Sauce

Mustard Sauce:
3 tblsp lemon juice or the juice of 5 lemons
3 tblsp butter
3 tsp garlic,minced
2 tsp mustard(dijon or yellow) preference
 a pinch ginger
 a pinch of salt and white black pepper
Garnish: curles ginger strips
 
 
Saute garlic in butter add mustard set aside; a few drops of water to help stretch the sauce
optional: a few drops(2) lemon liquor or champagne(or dinner wine(white)-to taste
 
Steam desired fresh summer garden vegetable (summer squash, zucchini, cauliflower,(snapped) string beans,asparagus,etc....) Do not over steam. Lightly drizzle mustard sauce over vegetables 
 
Place on/in serving dish/bowl.  Arrange ginger curls accordingly. Serve
 

Serving Size: 6