Canned Dilly Beans

(makes 4 pints)

2 lbs green beans
1 tsp pepper flakes or whole dried pepper (one per jar)
16 cloves of garlic, peeled
4 heads dill
2.5 C Water
2.5 C Vinegar
1/4 C sea salt

Put beans in clean jars

Add flakes or dried pepper, garlic and dill.

Make brine by combining last three ingredients and bring to a boil.

Pour boiling hot brine over beans, leaving ¼ inch head space.

Wipe and adjust caps.

Boil in hot water bath for 10 minutes.

Turn off the heat, let jars sit for 10 minutes.

Cool in a draft free area and test lids to see if they are sealed.

Mark cleans the freshly-picked beans.

Jaimie preps green beans by cutting off ends.

A clean table carefully arranged with supplies and ingredients (and healthy snacks!) makes everything go smoothly. Note the beautiful bunch of fresh dill!

ready to seal in summer goodness!

Spring Potluck

Sweet Land Farm will host a spring Potluck on Sunday, May 18th, at 1pm, for new and re-joining members as well as anyone who is interested in checking out the farm. Please see http://www.sweetlandfarm.org/ for more details.

Local Eating 2007 Re-Cap

Spaghetti all'Amatriciana

*a great use for those tomatoes you canned last summer (while they still last!)

2 tbsps vegetable oil
1 tbsp butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 package bacon, chopped
1 quart canned tomatoes
chopped hot red chili pepper
3 tbsp grated parmesan
2 tbsp grated romano
1 pound pasta

1. Put the butter, oil, andonion in a saucepan and turn on the heat to medium. Saute the onion until it becomes a pale gold, then add the bacon. Cook for about one minute, stirring once or twice. Add the tomatoes, the chili pepper, and salt, and cook in the uncovered pan at a steady, gentle simmer for 25 minutes. Taste and correct for salt and pepper.
2. Toss the pasta with the sauce, then add both cheeses, and toss again.

Sweetland Farm is in the news!!

Check out this story from the Ithaca Journal:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008801010314

Leah and Jaimie are both winter share CSA members. In fact, much to Evangeline's amusement, they were first and second to sign up, respectively.

Local veggie goodness to enjoy all all year round.

celeriac

Try celeriac cooked like mashed potatoes. Cook equal amounts of celeriac and potatoes and mash with milk and butter.

Eggplants