Hearts and Flowers Pickles

Hearts and Flowers Pickles

I made sweet pickles today from beets, carrots and turnips cut into heart and flower shapes. I know, this makes me look like I have too much time on my hands. At the moment the opposite is actually true. I am pretty busy these days. I’ll blame it on Jonathan who gave me the idea the other night. I had turnips I planned on pickling and was going to add beets to them for color and flavor. I just wasn’t excited about it.  He suggested cutting out the veggies into little heart shapes. Well, I must admit I did want to make them after that- just to see how they would come out. I also added carrots to the mix. I peeled the carrots then ran the tip of a knife blade along them to make grooves. when I sliced the carrots the grooves made them look like little flowers. They are out of the canner and I must say they are adorable. Best to let them “pickle ” a few more weeks so I’ll let you know how they taste then.