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R*PP™nnock News Special Writer
With bushels of tomatoes on the porch and bushels more in the garden, with green peppers bending down the pepper plants and cucumbers threatening to break the vines, Rappahannock gardeners know each morning what the day’s work will be.
Most of them are spending at least part of each day chopping, pickling, scalding, blanching, peeling and packing. Others may be at the beach or in the pool, but for thrifty Rappahannock cooks, August is a month of increased labor rather than vacation. By September, their care and industry will have produced a whole winter’s worth of vegetables, jellies and pickles.
For some, the satisfaction of a full pantry is enough. Others test their skill each year against other accomplished cooks at the Culpeper-MadisonRappahannock Farm Show. This year, Rappahannock claimed a hefty share of winners in the food preservation department, and they agreed to share some of their kitchen secrets.
Jeannie McNear of Gid Brown Hollow came away with first prize in the pickle relish category. For her, making huge amounts of the mixed vegetable relish has become a yearly tradition and a pleasant day with her old friend, Linda Owings of Madison.
“Linda had tasted this relish and she wanted to duplicate it,” Jeannie said. “It was made by a woman sho was helping Jackie Eastham. Well, Linda went to see her make it-she didn’t really use a recipe - and then she went back again to make sure she had it
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