Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-06-19
DIV KArHERINE A. GRIMEsl

(By KATHERINE A. GRIMEsl
Everyone has some particular hobby
to work out when 1t comes to garden
ing. Mine is pickles. My family is at
the bottom OF this, however, for there
is nothing they win all relish so much
through the winter as these tart or
spicy appetizers. | know that when
fall comes l must have ceilarcup-
boardful OF pickles OF every sort and
description. sweet and sour and
chopped. spiced and plain, separate
and mixed, to say nothing of chow
chow, chill sauce, catsup and the like.
So / plan my gardening accordingly.
OF course / raise other things in IL,
too, but pickles are my main crop.
The first thing plant in the spring
is onions. There are few kinds OF
pickles where some member of this
fragrant tribe" does not come In
handy. I SOW my onion ssed thickly
in rows, and do not thin them. Then
when fall comes / have quantities OF
onions about the right size for those
| kinds of pickles In which l like to use
them whole. Or they may be sown
| thickly in a bed. They are, however.
harder to keep free from weeds when
sown in this way. From the sets !
get plenty of onions to use sliced or
chopped In the various pickle mix
lures.
Cabbage is another picking staple
that should be sown early. Those own
cousins to the cabbage, cauliflower
and collards. are also invaluable for
use in mustard and spiced pickles, and
should not be forgotten. The late
hard-heading varieties OF cabbage are
best for this purpose, as they are
whittier and more tender thar the
earlier sorts.
There are SO many kinds Of pickles
that need tomatoes that liberal ar
rangements must be made for these.
For this purpose like some smooth
small fruited, tree variety, preferably
little on the late order.
Yeaow tomatoes make the most de
licious of all sweet spiced pickles;
and 1t is well TO remember that there
Is nothing finer than this same fruit
for preserves.
Tomatoes for picking may be sown
in the hills where they are to grow
as soon as there is no more danger
from the frost They will be plenty
early enough in ripening.
or course, the cucumber is the back
bone of the whole pickle business
One can hardly have too many ol
them, so they may be planted and re
planted as long az the season vii
allow.
If the bugs get after them, use {
little sulphur to dust them with, anC
the pests will leave. It is a gooC
I thing to mix little sulphur in th'
dirt around the hill. Unless the bug
are more than usually troublesome. 4
/ ls a pretty sure preventive.
> There should be at least three kind
! OF peppers sown, the "bull-nose,
which will be used green for stuffing
the small podded red pepper. VALUABLE
either green or ripe for mixing witt
ouions, cucumbers and the like, an
the large red pepper which shoul
3 be allowed to ripen, and is then slice
through the sour cucumber pickles L
7 give them the proper tang"
One does not need more than hal
a dozen Giants OF each variety, bu
that number should be provided with
out fail They may be bought fror
! neutrality-suspicious.. IL one ID sure @
getting the right kinds, but the sures
o way to get what one wants Is TO rails
them in window boxes.
They should be set out rather earlj
as they require long season.
How many use the little green see
l. pods of the early radishes for nike
pickles? They are very nice. havin
It a slight peppery flavor, something lik
Y water-cress. They should be pickle
n before they begin to get tough. II nc
e ready to use them just then. dro
d them in a jar OF brine and they wi
be all right to use any time ] Il
my first planting Of radishes go
seed for this purpose.
ID Then there are beans. As a rul
g. people do not appreciate the value (
these for picking. They are nice use
g. either by themselves or In mixtures
n various sorts.
,e There are several varieties OF pc
beans that can be depended on &c bel
until cut on by the frost, and ss 81
ready for use at any time The two
IA like the best are the Kentucky Wo
- der and the Louisiana Cutshort. II
ar former has a large pod, and Is fine
pickle separately. The latter is sma
mr. tender and feshy. and is exec
lent for mixed pickles. especial
those put up in mustard dressin
Either Of these may be planted earl
IL and will bear steadily hot month
= sending out new runners all the tim
Citrons. wateTmeIons. cantaIoupe
\, and beets are other picking possibi
ties. No one with an eye to d
future. win overlook part or all
these at garden-making time.
Il In years when fruit is scarce. q lit
=. foresight at planting time will furni
nv many excellent substitutes to Gil &
otherwise empty cellar
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