How I Freeze my Yellow Squash and Zucchini/ Old Fashion Salt Pickles

[@mommaskitchen9897]

I don’t make a lot of comments on videos, but, I just want to say that ,even if I don’t know you, I am just so happy for your retirement. I can tell it is going to open up so many different avenues for you and your husband to enjoy and ones that you have both worked so hard to achieve. May you both be blessed with many wonderful years!

[@dorothylittle3637]

Enjoyed your videos!

[@marthapowers634]

i'm 72 years old and i want to be you when i grow up.......THANK YOU for sharing. God's Blessings.

[@debbiealtman5373]

Me too and I’m 60 years old almost 61 and around their age,

[@lindabradford4918]

Miss Lori you have got to be the hardest working lady in the world!! GOD BLESS YOU and MR.BROWN!!

[@janinekreikemeier6631]

My friend and I garden together and then we can everything up together. We split the cost, the work, and the end products. We plan out what we are planting each year based upon what we plan to can. Last year we canned up a bunch of pasta sauce and green beans, so this year we didn't plant green beans and planted different tomatoes to do salsa, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, and tomato sauce. We planted peas in place of green beans this year. It took a bit to figure out what and when to plant what, but we plant the herbs and everything we need for the recipes.

[@1nonstopsherri]

You are blessed to have a friend to share on gardening and canning.😊

[@janinekreikemeier6631]

@@1nonstopsherri Thank you. I am very thankful. I would still have a garden if she didn't do it with me, but not the three gardens that we do now as it is a lot to do with 2 people.

[@denisefaust6408]

Oh I would love to have your recipe for stewed tomatoes! I want to can my own and not buy them in cans @ the store.

[@nevaboone]

What a wonderful thing to do -- plant and tend a garden with a friend and then put up the harvest together! My husband and I plant a garden every year and work all summer weeding and watching it grow. Harvesting and preserving it for the winter is a lot of work but so worth it! No greater reward and satisfaction than to know where your food comes from!

[@janinekreikemeier6631]

@@denisefaust6408 I will get it for you and post it tomorrow. It is at my friends house where we do all the canning.

[@jill.yesterdaysmemories]

Yum! I loved my grandmother and mother’s Lime pickles!!! I wish I had some right now.

[@trishann72]

In my neck of the woods, squash is always yellow squash, even though we know the word squash includes many varieties. God Bless you and Danny.

[@abou8963]

My favorites you forgot. Grate a zucchini into shreds. Add egg, small dices onion and seasonings. Roll together with crab, shrimp, or fish bits. Shape into round patties and dip in light flour. Fry up medium high heat. Drain on paper towels. To die for!

[@mimiscountrycooking1607]

Sounds delicious!❤

[@karenholt9744]

This is very interesting! I come from the crab state. I would try this if you can pan fry it in butter...

[@Maddy_might]

I'm going to try that!❤

[@kristyhale9195]

I love your retirement!Call me selfish, but it means more Ms. Lori!

[@carolwoodward6141]

I totally agree. I feel so safe and loved during her vids.

[@philstovall2430]

I’m 73 years old and have enjoyed my retirement so much. I love to can and freeze and bake and enjoy watching you do the same. I have wanted chickens for years and my husband built me the cutest chicken house last year and I have 7 chickens that keep us and family well supplied with eggs. We have seven beautiful grandchildren that we love spending time with and live in northeast central Arkansas and we fish and camp and my husband hunts and keep us stocked on wild game. Thanks for spending the time to visit and teach me some things I didn’t know! Happy Retirement!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thank you for sharing!

[@C5Rose3]

Up north, at least in Michigan, we call yellow squash Summer Squash.

[@wheaties1435]

I was intimidated by pressure canners until I got a modern one. Now it’s so much easier to feel comfortable w them.

[@genawalter401]

I love the idea about freezing the squash slices and frying them straight from frozen. I really want to try that!

[@anncleary7241]

Ms Lori, I will soon be 80 years old so I have been around a while. When I was a little girl, my Granny made Grape Leaf Pickles. She made them in a crock. She used whole cucumbers and added grape leaves and green grapes that she would squeeze till they popped. She didn't use pickling spice or dill, just salt. She used a good bit of salt. She would put a saucer on top of the cucumbers and a rock that she had to hold everything down. Back then there was no such thing as weights. You would get a nice rock, wash it up and use it. Those were the best pickles I ever had. I just wonder if you have ever heard of that kind of pickles.

[@bonniemanchester7438]

I love your videos. You're a clever and lovely wiman. God bless you and Danny.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thank you kindly

[@shawnondell4783]

Yellow squash is my favorite, steamed and then butter, salt and pepper! YUM

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Yumminess

[@bethdavis6863]

It’s even better slow sautéed!

[@karenholt9744]

That's what I grew up with (except boiled in the earlier days). We always grew squash in our back yard and mom prepared it very simply. She liked the patty pan white squash better, but I thought the yellow were just as good or better.

[@Robin-g7q5d]

I haven’t “put up “ squash for YEARS but I think I’ll do some this year. My 99 year old Mom died, end of February so I’ve been in a bad way emotionally. Thank you, Miss Lori & Mr. Brown. Enjoy your retirement Summer ❤️❤️

[@phylliscurtner5578]

I am so sorry that your Mom passed away. It shakes you to your core to lose your Mom no matter what age you are. The number of tears shed for the loss of a loved one are in direct correlation with the amount of joy that loved one brought into your life.That is God's way of equaling life out. May God bless you and give you peace until you're with your Mom again.❤

[@1971_sabrina]

So sorry for your loss. 99! That’s amazing. You’re in my prayers.

[@shelwhitley1011]

So sorry for your loss. 🙏

[@coreenaburke5378]

😢

[@carolynthompson8241]

So glad you retired we will get to see you more … love you two

[@monamartin3022]

I always enjoy watching you, you explain every step in what you do. You have a calm voice, and I love your laugh. Love you and Mr Brown

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Very sweet Thank you

[@HelpMeRhonda62]

I’m glad you’re feeling better. I’ve had surgery twice with kidney stones.

[@roxannern9393]

We have grapes here. I ferment my cucumbers with garlic, dill, grape leaves and Redmond's Real salt in half gallon jars. So delicious! However, if you are not used to eating home fermented foods, remember to limit the amount you eat at one time. My husband ate 4 whole pickles the first time and wondered why his body decided to clean out its digestive system. Remember, start with 1/2 a whole pickle a day and work your way up to avoid gi distress....not that cleaning the gi system out isn't a good thing because, it is! So healthy. We are also not big pickle eaters. But, we do like fermented garlic dills.

[@karenholt9744]

Wow! I had no idea! Thanks for letting us know!! We'll be careful.

[@CosmopolitanCornbread]

My grandmother always reused her bread bags, cool whip containers, you name it. She was incredibly frugal and resourceful. I just brought in a whole basket of squash from the garden this morning. I think freezing it up for frying is just what I'll do today. Oh, and if you happen to head to Western Arkansas on your travels this summer, I would love to meet y'all!

[@wheaties1435]

So thankful for the squash info…you’re so helpful Miss Lori!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome!

[@3BHomestead]

I am so glad you shared how to freeze the squash. I have tried before, but did not fry it frozen. I will be trying this today! You are very knowledgeable & we will be going to check out more of your videos! Thank you for sharing!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Wonderful!

[@JAFTOBpr9]

Thank you so Much Ms.Lori. You are such a blessing, and you're kind heart just shines.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome

[@teresahoye6477]

Yes. Please make a video on freezing okra. Thank you. I love your videos.

[@brendablake8264]

My mom used to make lime pickles. I loved them- very crispy.

[@courageousspirit3586]

Praising God for the goodness of you and Mr. Brown. You too are the most beautiful souls! May God continue to bless and heal you both all the time. We all would be so lost without your presence in our lives, to teach us and help us have a source we can trust and rely on. I also love just the chatting videos and thank you so much for such personal sharing.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thank you

[@Ljoy8231]

Hello Mrs. Lori. I always learn something from your videos. Thank you for your videos.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome

[@shelwhitley1011]

I have had SO many conversations lately with ladies who want to start canning and preserving food. I send them here, suggest they start with waterbath...pickles or jam and/or jelly....but most importantly JUST GET STARTED... the rest will come! 😊 P.S. Send me some of that precip! 🌧

[@tonyn3123]

Ms Lorry, I have a question. I remember my wife frying up a mixture of vegetables that I absolutely loved but have no idea how to season it. In a big skillet she would cut up potatoes, onions,. and add breaded squash and breaded okra. I know she got 3-4 bottles of her seasonings to add but I don't know what they were. I do remember minimal salt but quite a bit of black pepper. If you have ever fried up a mixture like this, please do it and tell me what you put in it so that I can try to make it again. I also remember she didn't put everything in at once but according to how fast they fried. She used a big spoon of shortening to begin the frying, but after, just add a little water to the skillet to more or less steam them. It was not overly greasy at all, and the vegetables taste shined. It was a delicious one pot meal that was good for several meals. It heated up as good as the fresh. Thanks.

[@patriciahartless2095]

Thank you so much Mrs. Lori . For sharing how you . Freeze your squash . And separate out your graded squash . Sharing your salted pickles recipe . Glad you're spending time with the grandbaby . The Lord bless all of you .💕 💞💞💕💞💕💞💕💞💕

[@richardswells3335]

I cut up my squash like I fry it.. Then vacuum seal. I love my Food Saver.

[@catherinecampbell8540]

Hi Miss Lori. I just wanted to share with you two other ways that I discovered to use my zucchini and yellow squash: 1) when too large for most things, I peel, de-seed, and cube it and use it in my salsa recipes (it takes on the flavor of the salsa perfectly and stretches the batches and no one knows unless you tell them!); and 2) when seedy but still tender, I chunk it up and add it to my leftover tomato juice when I’m canning tomatoes. This works great because it uses the juice for a nice soup base, and with some Italian seasoning, can be added to spaghetti or stir fry dishes or just about anything else. Btw, happy retirement! 🎉

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thank you for sharing!!

[@mimiscountrycooking1607]

Great tip❤

[@Jules1280]

Hi Miss Lori! You are the first person I have seen make salt pickles other than my grandmother. These are my favorite pickles and I have been trying to get the recipe for years now. No one seems to have heard of them. I now have your recipe and plan on making my own salt pickles. All though, I don't remember them being fermented. My grandmother canned them. But she called them salt pickles. But I am going to try this recipe because I love fermented veggies. I love the fact you are working bare footed as well. My favorite way to cook as well. I rarely wear shoes in or out of the house. Blessings to you all!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thank you so much!

[@debbiesykes5491]

I love the way you froze the zucchini so simple and the squash and zucchini looks great for stir fry Thanks Miss Lori for sharing!!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome!

[@kathyvan9112]

Hi friends…yes I know we’re friends. You’re both the most genuine people on earth. You’re my go-to source no matter what. At 73 years old, I still would panic at the excess squash/zucchini season. No more. God’s blessings to you and yours!

[@melaneymattson3733]

Don't stress about not getting back to us, I'm not going anywhere!! Remember you are retired now so lessen the stress of commitment!! Relax and enjoy your life and your channel Family, cuz we enjoy you two!! Melaney from SoCal

[@miseentrope]

Miss Lori and Mr. Brown are true blue KZbin go-to. Always reliable for information and encouragement. May their gardens be abundant and the fish be big enough to keep. 🌱🎣

[@vickistiles7132]

I always learn so much from you. Even if I knew everything that you taught us, I would still watch it over and over because your calming demeanor makes me very happy. We love you!

[@karenholt9744]

So true!

[@terrythomas7035]

I remember as a kid cutting head after head of cabbage when my mom made sauerkraut in a 5 or 10 gallon crock I don’t remember all I remember is my arm hurting lol

[@patriciawoodward2566]

I learn something every time I visit your kitchen to grow in this homesteading journey. And I sure hope your rain makes it to Southern Indiana! Blessings to you and Mr Brown.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Prayers for yall to get rain I always say it's all in God's Hands

[@tamararoberts9307]

I didn't realize you could freeze breaded squash, thank you so much 😊 gonna try the salt pickles too. May God keep blessing y'all ❤ you're good people

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Hope you enjoy

[@deniceb1489]

CONGRADS ON RETIREMENT FROM YOUR SCHOOL..LOVE WATCHING YOU AND MR BROWN, THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR LIFE WITH US 😊

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome

[@lnytita6763]

Just wanted to pop on and say a warm & sunny ALOHA! 🤙 I share your videos with my 98 y/o Gram, and we talk about how great your kitchen, pantry, and garden are and how delicious your food looks. She even smiles when Mr. Brown joins in. 😀

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

That is awesome! We appreciate yall so much Give grandma a hug for me!

[@jerriaycock1726]

I really enjoy your videos on squash freezing 😊

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

I'm so glad!

[@aesnider1]

Thank goodness I’m in the Missouri Bootheel. Y’all use terms like we do and cook like we do! Love our neck of the woods, and love y’all!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Same to you!

[@MarilynBower-pe8qn]

Well i enjoyed watching this video. We are so far behind in everything this summer. Here it is the middle of June and my son and i just got our tomatoes planted. Hope to get the peppers in tomorrow. And maybe some beans. We've been busy trying to get our front porch scraped and painted. Finally got primer and paint on the railing and floor. Just have te steps and skirting to finish. Then tvhis late afternoon the dump truck full of gravel we ordered to put between our 2 sheds arived. We worked for a couple of hours shoveling before a thunderstorm rolled in. Did i mention I'm 71, son is 25. Both have shoulders that are messed up 😊. His left and my right. My husband 81 isn't able to do a lot. Oh. Well. GOD is good. He gives us the strength to carry on. Praise His Holy Name

[@carolpeek7429]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are so kind and Mr. Brown too.♥

[@Will-zd2lj]

Have you ever looked into doing a meet and greet?

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Would've too

[@janetjordan6208]

Thanks for sharing. I love watching your channel. So glad I found you and Mr. Brown. Love y’all. Take care.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thank you so much!

[@LadawnJohnson]

Thanks for the tips on squash ❤!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome!

[@annm6941]

AAA+ good food for the freezer and eats! 🥰🌹✅

[@jenniferjohnson7564]

Thank you so much for teaching us how to freeze squash & zucchini!!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome!

[@gloriagallegos2805]

Miss Lori, you have to be the hardest working lady. Busy busy busy! 🐓🐞🦋

[@carolwoodward6141]

💕 visiting with you.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thanks for coming

[@janice7467]

Congratulations on your retirement! I enjoyed seeing your mother-in-laws photo at your retirement party.

[@MsCindyh]

Same here in northern Oklahoma on the Squash always being the yellow type.

[@Mrs.CreeksideMaples]

What a NICE Crock!!!!!! ✨

[@annieb8928]

Wow! You have a kitchen factory!

[@harrygr218]

tips for using all my squash and zucchini are always helpfull, thank you

[@KarinCole-bk2sd]

Thanks so much for the breaded squash tip! I can't wait to try it!

[@janenichols3880]

Love fried yellow squash! Mom fixed it when I was a kid! Fresh out of the garden! Nothin better!❤ Blessings!❤

[@jenntek.101]

I've had a vac-sealer for about 10 years. I love it! Our local "you bag it yourself" grocery store has quicken leg quarters on sale. 10 pounds (8 quarters) for 7 dollars! The legs are all frozen together (Sadly)... So, I gently thaw them out; and use the vac-sealer for each quarter! Its so handy! I have enough chicken now to last me a year. LoL! The little town that I live in has an ordinance, NO ROOSTERS... So... I'd love to have a flock of hens, but, I refuse to fence in my yard, and the girls would wander out and get hit by cars; Hen houses are for sleeping; I don't think hens should be caged full time... I wouldn't want to be caged full time.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thank you for sharing

[@jacquelynmedina5401]

Awesome video! Love squash and zucchini!

[@carlapickard6579]

Your channel was incredibly instrumental in helping me navigate through the pandemic, which immediately followed my retirement. My new hobby is gardening and preserving food. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@Nancy-zk9dj]

Yes, let's get started! Thanks for your ways of freezing the things I hope to have an abundance of soon! I have dishes like yours on the shelf (looks like my Pfaltzgraf anyway!) I got them after I got married in '82. ❤

[@marysidle5132]

Thank you Miss Lori. Watching you seems like i'm sitting in the kitchen with you. You always teach and share in a non-intimidating way, that makes it seem so much easier. GOD bless

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@judybennett6444]

I love your fried squash. i'm waiting for my yellow squash to come on.

[@1971_sabrina]

Enjoyed the video. Definitely putting up food.

[@jill-e644]

Clean as you go.....no mess cooking...

[@christinebeavers9913]

Love freezer

[@joanedwards9380]

You might like this: I chop zucchini, yellow squash and onions together. Salt and sugar,one egg and flour. Mix well and spoon into oil and fry. It is wonderful. It was the only way I could get my daughter to eat veggies. Hope you enjoy it. Much love and God bless y'all 🙏❤️

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Sounds great!

[@mimiscountrycooking1607]

Sounds delicious!❤

[@brendalamson2493]

Just harvested yellow squash this morning, harvested zucchini yesterday. God Bless ya'll...

[@patwilliams9730]

Isn't amazing how fast a zucchini can grow? Your chicks will love those seeds.

[@barbaraflagg983]

Thank you for the wonderful ideas you presented here.

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome!

[@kathleenkozub1102]

I loved this video! Lots of good ideas…now I know not to THAW my squash before cooking! …by the way Ms. Lori, you look so rested and content since your retirement. Very, very happy for you. 👍🏻🙂

[@abcjerilee]

Haha! And you thought you'd have more time when you retired! Love to you both!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

I know!!

[@susieminor3536]

I love squash any way it's fixed! ❤

[@debwalsh6473]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@rustyacrehomestead5954]

Yellow Squash freezes well just slicing them and placing them on parchment paper lined pans without anything on them. Put them in gallon bags and then wrap in heavy duty foil and then walmart bags so your foil won't tear. Keeps them fresh. I do Onions, Bell pepper Carrots and Celery this way as well. Love watching you ❤️

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Thank you

[@mimiscountrycooking1607]

Thanks for the tip❤

[@rockyusa2012]

Great suggestions on how to freeze squash and zucchini.

[@ashleighwhitlow5801]

I’m looking forward to trying all of these! God bless you and thank you ❤

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

You are so welcome!

[@lindaortega1443]

Thank you. Very helpful and right on time. Like you knew I needed this. Happy retirement.

[@junebigford2514]

Thanks for your squash freezing technique

[@conniejones6618]

Thank you. I always learn from you. Retirement looks good on you. Love watching you

[@bettyburcham7562]

Love yellow squash.

[@lucyperry8422]

I'm looking at your yellow squash and longing for a treat my sister brought to me during a visit last month. She's in south Louisiana and I'm up in northwest Missouri. She sweet-pickled yellow squash, with thin-sliced onion and jalapenos. You talk about GOOD! I wish I had another jar to enjoy. We had them alongside hotdogs a couple times. I topped my chicken salad sandwich with some, and then added what was left to a pasta salad to kick it up a little. We grew up eating pickled mirliton (chayote / vegetable pear), but I'd never had pickled yellow squash. Try it sometime! Really enjoy this video. Happy Retirement!!!

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Oh sounds wonderful! I have a video making relish with zucchini and yellow squash

[@wendyellis6402]

I love yellow squash, topped with old fashioned tomato gravy ❤

[@conniealmeida3373]

Thank you for a new idea for frozen squash. I will have to try frying some squash. ❤

[@PatMcGuriman]

I love both of these ideas and I can't wait to freeze like you did. Thank you so much to both of you. May God Bless You.

[@TotsiHopi-w6g]

VERY GOOD

[@LisaG-fu9zp]

I did learn a lot thank you

[@jeannettebalcom6826]

I love your channel Miss Lori ❤

[@lyndaclodfelter2448]

Great video

[@glennagoss7335]

Thanks a lot for this knowledge ❤

[@janicegrogg9710]

Thank you for sharing🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🫂❤️

[@annhope3210]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your channel!

[@mishalea]

I love that idea to shred and freeze the zucchini portions. Lots of zucchini bread for fall, hee hee. I just made pan seared squash for supper. Yumm. Just a little olive oil, salt and pepper. 😊 Glad you have plenty of time for grandkids now. So sweet. Have a blessed week! 🏵️🌅💖

[@bettybrown1303]

love squash and zucchini! Yummm! Bless you and your family! xxoo

[@jacquelinebaxter6420]

Thanks for sharing. GOD BLESS YOU 🙏