We have been growing cucumbers for many years but most of the time, we eat them as soon as they are harvested each day. When I say “we,” I really mean the kids. Adam decided to grow more cucumbers this year so we could make pickles. Dill pickles is one of the kids’ favorite snacks. When you have a smaller homestead like us, our daily harvest is quite small. It is plenty for us but most pickle recipe calls for a large amount. Cucumbers get soft quick and we want crunchy pickles. Adam found a small-batch pickle recipe and it has been perfect for the amount we harvest. He taught Zeb and Madelynn how to can the small batch pickles the first time and I was in awe that Madelynn had the recipe memorized for our second time. Hopefully we can make 2 batches a week during summer and we can enjoy dill pickles all winter.