This month, 1500 people made pie together.

August? It's pickling time!

Pickling is much easier than you might believe. Almost everything tastes better pickled, not just cucumbers.

Maybe you'd like to try pickling watermelon rind, or strawberries, or sour cherries, or grapes, or green beans. You could also make dill pickles, too!

Here are some recipes we love, over at Punk... [read more]

This month, 1500 people made pie together.

August? It's pickling time!

Pickling is much easier than you might believe. Almost everything tastes better pickled, not just cucumbers.

Maybe you'd like to try pickling watermelon rind, or strawberries, or sour cherries, or grapes, or green beans. You could also make dill pickles, too!

Here are some recipes we love, over at Punk Domestics: http://www.punkdomestics.com/topics/pickling

Marisa has some great pickled things at Food in Jars:
http://www.foodinjars.com/?s=pickling

We love Mrs. Wheelbarrow too:
http://www.mrswheelbarrow.com/?s=pickling

Some books we love that have great pickling recipes:

DIY Delicious (http://www.amazon.com/D-I-Y-Delicious-Recipes-Simple-Scratch/dp/0811873463/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309986820&sr=1-1)

Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It (http://www.amazon.com/Jam-Pickle-Cure-Cooking-Projects/dp/1580089585/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309986873&sr=1-1)

The Joy of Pickling (http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Pickling-Flavor-Packed-Recipes-Vegetables/dp/1558323759/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309986906&sr=1-1)

Really, there is no end to the great recipes you can follow to make pickled things.

So, pickle something between now and August 10th. Or pickle a lot of things between now and August 10th! Decide on your favorite. Take photographs. Write up the recipe (if you are using someone else's recipe, be sure to give the correct attribution). Write up a blog post. Or put up a photo and description here.

Let's have a #pickleparty!