Pickles

Both the zucchini and the cucumber slices had to soak for 24 hours in salt water...

Then I added vinegar, sugar, spices, and then it sat for another 3 hours...this is the zuchini.

I added similar ingredients for the cucumber syrup, but added some different spices, and it also sat for 3 hours.

Finally, I was able to process them in the canner, after steaming my eyes with the vinegar. Wow did that hurt, and my eyes were blurry for hours. Note to self: Do not open lid and look in!

I ended up with 9 jars of pickles.

And, they are pretty good, they taste just like bread and butter pickles. I am not sure that was what I was aiming for, but it worked out.