So I pulled my first harvest of pickling cucumbers this Saturday. I have never preserved anything on my own, EVER. It's a bit daunting. My kid inhales dill pickles. Loves them. This was a project that kind of was a necessity. After a soak overnight, the recipe was super easy. The anxiety set in while waiting for it to seal. I could only think about wasting my first, and maybe only, harvest of cucumbers.
It didn't seal. Hours after pouring the boiling liquid into the pint jar, it didn't seal. Shit! I left it on the counter overnight. It was still too hot to refrigerate, I was disgusted and really just kind of forgot about it. When I woke this morning, they jar had sealed and all was well in the world.