6/7/2018 – As Mary has faithfully begun eating the last Kraut I made I must make a large batch to ferment while we are on one of our last trips to Mobile before moving there. The recipe is: 2 white … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fermenting
5/16/2018 – Inspired by the recipe here. Based on the first tasting we found: the texture firm; the saltiness just right, i.e. not bold; and the degree of heat not much despite the intense heat of the batch of serranos. When … Continue reading
5/14/2018 – Tasted the kraut made with green cabbage here and some made with white cabbage here. The white has been aging the longest but both are well past the fermentation stage. The white had been made without Juniper Berries … Continue reading
5/12/2018 – Decided to dump it as they became very cloudy with white clumps. LIkely due to the serranos being too tall for the pint jar and nearly sticking up out of the brine.
5/13/2018 – This turned out well and was the first batch Mary began to eat every day (after a two-week ferment) as it helped her stomach. It has far less caraway and mustard than the recent ferments.
5/13/2018 – This made a good kraut although it had no caraway seeds or other spices. Began a ferment of white cabbage and grated carrots at a 3:1 ratio. Liked the idea of getting the probiotic value plus the health … Continue reading
4/8/2018 – Weight after cleaning two green cabbages from HEB, and with chopped core, was 2,687 gm. Cut it up small by hand. This was the first time to include the chopped core. Mixed in the following that is about 25% … Continue reading
3/10/2018- Bought a Chinese cabbage at Hong Kong Market that when cleaned and chopped weighted 1890 gm. Mixed in 1.4% salt or 27 gms. Ground and mixed in 6 gm of caraway seed and 15 gm of yellow mustard seed. About … Continue reading
1/16/2018 – Bought a head of white cabbage from Hong Kong Market. This ferment worked well and had a distinct mustard tone from the ground seeds. Next time use only yellow mustard to avoid the dark “clouds” in the ferment from the … Continue reading
12/23/2017 – Made our fourth batch of German-style kraut inspired by this recipe at the www.TheSpruce.com. This one is with a green cabbage with twice the mustard seed using yellow and brown in a 50/50 ratio. It turned out good with a distinct … Continue reading