Mum has come to my gherkin rescue...

Just in case you were worried that my gherkin experience has put me off for life, it may not have....mum has come to my rescue - I hope!

As she promised she has dug out the recipe grandma always used, she assures me they were perfect and delicious every time....so I'm having a go - TODAY!

She says (my mum) that they would go on picnics and for lunch they would have what was called a 'ploughman's' lunch. It comprised pickled onions, salami, gherkins, tasty cheese, chutney and bread rolls and the men would drink ale! I wonder what the women and children drank? Probably tea and home made lemonade, after all it was the early 1950's.

Lightly salted and now we wait 6 hours!

So soon I hope to have a positive story about gherkins!

I'm still surprised that I grew these...mind you I'm surprised I grow anything....my fingers are definitely not 'green' however I am getting better and better at it! I do find it a personal insult though when something doesn't take or I have a disaster in the kitchen, usually I spit the dummy, throw my toys out of my cot and don't try again so for me to actually have another go, kinda surprises me. I'm a bit of a 'well...f...you then' kinda girl so I guess this shows a bit of maturity - ha ha ha, as if!

Tomorrow, when no one is home to annoy, um interrupt me I'm going to have a go at making a.....what for it.....chocolate zucchini cake!....yeah, bet you can't wait for that, can you?

Imagine that.....chocolate, cake and zucchini - together! 

You'll have to come back and see what the results were. You know you can always leave a comment in the comment box to let me know what you think, I'd love to hear from you.