Clouds Today…..Happy Aroids…..Jalapeno Pickle Slices…..

Today is a rare cloudy day for Florida. It is quite a treat this time of the year as the heat will be less to endure plus it was such a nice penetrating rain last night. Of course if the sun breaks thru we are death waiting to happen thanks to the humidity bullets.

The ornamental tropical plants in my yard (pothos, philodendron, anthurium) look to be offering prayers of thanks to Aqua the water god. Ever see an aroid smile.??????

Oh yes, the jalapeno peppers are happy too. I made my first attempt to can some fresh slices and ended up with 2 pint jars. Recipe: (warning wear plastic gloves and don’t scratch or rub your eyes during this process) pick peppers and wash, cut stem off peppers, slice in half, use thumb to remove all the innards, wash in tap water, stuff into jar, add one half teaspoon sugar to each jar, add a lightly boiling mixture of 2:1 vinegar:water to cover the slices, place on lids that were heated in hot water and screw on lid. Both jars sealed. Hoo, hoo I am good. Did I warn you to wear gloves.??? Easy breezy and after about 3 weeks these are delicious slices to eat with cheese and crackers of with sandwiches. Yum.Yum and I really don’t like hot, hot peppers but removing the innards reduces the heat but not the flavor. We shall see……

Oh no, here comes the sun. I’m dead.