Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Bread and Butter Pickles 101

last Saturday I made these bread and butter pickles from our first cucumber harvest. It's the easiest thing to make and looks pretty. I'm thinking about putting a makeshift sign on the road, Pickles for Sale.

Ok Lucy the chicken has become aggressive Luke the rooster, and unfortunately his days with us are numbered. Just like a horny teenager we watch him jump on our chickens and ducks (yeah doesn't care) flatten them as he tries to insert whatever he has down there, while pecking at their heads. It's very violent and disturbing to watch! I usually kick him or whack him over the head with a stick, but to no avail. We found a farmer up the road who is willing to take him in exchange for another mild tempered egg laying female. At least he will have a good life there, because if it was up to me I would have made soup out of him.

Work is fine, if you don't mind working with a coked up manic chef! Yeah, it's only a matter of time before this guy implodes. I've known this since the first week he started, but wasn't sure because I thought Sodexo employees were randomly drug tested. Turns out they changed that policy because their turnover at the higher level positions was to high.........(no pun intended)

Anyway, other employees are noticing his erratic behaviour, that and the broken skin and blood vessels covering his nose! He's been nicknamed the snowman.