Summer favorites

Ritar

Ritar

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I love cooking (not so much baking). My family loves sweets and have been asking me to make new things. What is your favorite summer treat? Care to share a recipe.
 
Katie

Katie

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What is your favorite summer treat? Care to share a recipe.
Pickles, pickles, and more pickles. I start fermenting my cucumbers as soon as they come in. The very basic recipe is to make the brine with salt, vinegar, and water. I like to spice it up with extra seasonings though. Sometimes I add garlic and lime, other times I add peppercorn, dill, and mustard seeds to the brine. There's a lot you can do with pickles.
 
Gordyg

Gordyg

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Yum to pickles! We make them too. We make dill and sweet. @Katie do you also pickle other vegetables? We pickle peppers and onions and also zucchini and summer squash.
 
Petal to the Metal

Petal to the Metal

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Homemade ice cream is my favorite treat when it gets hot. I've tried to make popsicles, but they never come out right. They're more like a brick of flavored ice than anything else. I've never found a great recipe for popsicles.
 
Ritar

Ritar

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My family loves pickles but they want something sweet and more of a dessert. I made a delicious cherry pie over the last weekend. I will be making a fruit cobbler this weekend.
 
Stocky

Stocky

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I love eating apple pie for a dessert, especially when it's mixed with cinnamon powder. I'm experimenting with the flavor that sometimes, I'd have cheese on the side if not, peanut butter.
 
 
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