I made sauerkraut once before and it was great. Since cabbage was ridiculously cheap this month, I bought two more heads and this is what just one head of cabbage filled. In a couple of months I will have more yummy sauerkraut.
Have you ever made it?
-Becky
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Sauerkraut
Posted by Becky R at 6:59 PM
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Becky,
I've never made it, although i've read about it. Can you explain how you do it? When i read the part of how it bubbles up, i always wonder if i'll know if they're "good" bubbles, or bad ones.
I've canned tomatoes and peaches successfully, so i should be okay with trying this, but i haven't yet to date. Of course, i don't have a crock, either. Do you use one, or have you found a good substitute?
megan
I don't have a crock. I just use glass jars that have a mouth that is not as wide as base, as you can see in picture.
I do things super simple.
I cut up cabbage and put in jars, then over with sea salt and filtered water. Make sure water covers cabbage.
Then I cover with lids (cloth and rubber band or canning jar top without middle top.) Every few days I check to assure all cabbage is under water.
I have done this before and it worked great.
No need to get all complicated.
I google recipes and sometimes find weird items needed to do sauerkraut, but I think did the pioneers have access to those ingriedients, if not I find a simpler way to do it.
Thanks for explaining how you did it. When i saw the picture of the jars i thought they looked like canning jars but wondered if there was something more to it.
megan
Hi Becky
This looks great! Do you mean on your lids that it isn't a real lid - as in it's just the cloth and the canning jar bit without the hard middle bit - do you have to let the air into it or something?
I'm learning.... :)
Thanks
Heidi
The center part is not a cannind lid just cheescloth or fabric, so air can escape. They can not be sealed shut, air needs to be able to escape. But every few days I put full can lid on and shake to assure salt moves around a bit, then I put cloth back on top.
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