"Mom," said the Wom, "my mouse melons are ready to be picked. Can we cook them?" What is a mouse melon? "I'll pick some and bring them in. Okay?" Okay. Mouse melons are Lilliputian-sized melons that taste like a cucumber with a little bit of a tang. They do look like they might appear at a mouse's summer picnic! After he brought them in, I asked if we could pickle them. He agreed. We didn't have enough to fill a jar, so I cubed some regular-sized cucumbers from our CSA box to add in. This is a small recipe because we barely had enough for one jar...and I had leftover brine at these measurements. Thank goodness I had some other things to pickle as well. Ingredients mouse melons to fill pint jar (we used regular cubed cucumbers to fill the space) 1 C water 1 C white vinegar 1 t raw honey 1/2 C salt 2 garlic cloves, peeled and halved 1/4 t peppercorns 2 bay leaves Procedure Bring water,...