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Ridiculously Easy Homemade Dill Pickles:

http://www.primallyinspired.com/ridiculously-easy-homemade-dill-pickles/

I already have the jar and the cucumber.. just need the vinegar and spices and I'll be making pickles. :3 Hope to start them tomorrow or Friday.

Update:



I made them, and it was very easy. Just hard to get the coriander seed. I finally settled for ground coriander.. we'll see how it goes! Taste test in 3 days.

The pickles are great! The recipe could use some tweaking. They get a bit dull after a week. However they still taste better than store bought. It was a bit pricey to start out as I had none of the ingredients. But now all I need to buy are cucumbers (about 50 cents) and the spices will last a very long time.

We get a ton of gnats. I would never use something sweet on my skin...

But I have made a fantastic espresso, coconut oil, and aloe goop scrub. Caffeine makes your skin all plump and fresh looking. The other things are nice for skin, too. (I used to use aloe as a leave-in conditioner. It's fantastic for that but I got lazy.)

Nah, just winged it. You just use enough that it isn't too dry or too gooey. Different aloe brands/diy aloe gel is different, too. But I highly recommend it. My mom was just thrilled with it, too.

Yay! You should post about how your homemade things go heart