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I’m slowly working towards some simplicity within the home, but hey! It’s a lot of hard work!

I love having a go at growing my own veges and always use herbs fresh from my garden. I try to plant from seed whenever I can and have learnt to save and share my own seed for the following year. I make Award Winning preserves and pickles; and my husband brews Award Winning boutique beers as well. I love to stockpile and try to limit quick trips to the shops. I dabble in bread making and enjoy making my own stocks too.

I enjoy feeding my family good hearty meals, nothing like those tiny restaurant stacks you have to look for on the plate. My husband maintains our vehicles and machinery and we both enjoy fabricating on a small scale mostly relying on metal & timber recyclers for any materials needed.


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Cheers!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

PICKLED ONIONS FOR SANDWICHES

PICKLED ONIONS

these are great because they can be used on a sandwhich.

 

ALSO GREAT FOR THE STOCKPILE, WILL LAST FOR MONTHS.


4KG ONIONS sliced thin
½ tspn tumeric
6 tblspns salt                             2 tspn celery seeds
1 ¼ pints white vinegar              ¼ tspn cayenne pepper
1 ½ lbs sugar

In a suitable vessel put thinly sliced onion.  Sprinkle with salt and let stand for 4 hours.  Pour into colander and rinse and drain well.  Drain again.
Boil together vinegar, seeds, and sugar, tumeric ECT.  Then add onion and simmer for 2 minutes.  Avoid actual boiling, pack in sterilised jars, fill with hot sugar/vinegar liquid and seal immediately.  Enjoy in 3 to 4 days.

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