Sauerkraut Recipes

[cqaigy2]

My dad used to keep a quart or two out, so that it would get carbonated.....

 

[5030]

My dad used to keep a quart or two out, so that it would get carbonated.....

It gets 'carbonated' no doubt........

 

[goeduck]

A few days behind schedule, I got my next batch done in the 10 Liter crock today after work. I overshot my volume so I also have a half gallon jar going as well.

 

[Ford850]

A few days behind schedule, I got my next batch done in the 10 Liter crock today after work. I overshot my volume so I also have a half gallon jar going as well.

How many heads did you use?

 

[goeduck]

How many heads did you use?

The heads were about 2 lbs each and I processed 8 heads (2 green and 6 red) plus Gravenstein apples (16 lbs cabbage plus about 2 lb apple total). I never used to use anything but cabbage and salt so the apple put me over the top quantity wise. Going forward I will probably use about 14 lbs of cabbage and 2 lbs of apple (or whatever, carrots, onion, etc.) for one of the 10 Liter crocks. I also went to the foo foo store and bought Himalayan pink salt and used it at 5030s rate of 3 tblesp per 5 lbs. or 9.6 tablespoons total for 10 Liters. That salt is pristine and has more minerals per the foo foo people. But I figured what the heck, live a little.

When I grow my own cabbage I grow Ruby Ball Red and Charmont (sp?) Green and they are much more than 2 lbs each. More like 4 lbs. 5 if I include bugs and slugs. Next year I will make sure I get my cabbage in on time so I do not buy any.

 

[5030]

A few days behind schedule, I got my next batch done in the 10 Liter crock today after work. I overshot my volume so I also have a half gallon jar going as well.

Bet your kitchen stinks.....

BTW, what is a foo-foo store?

 

[AllByteNoBark]

Bet your kitchen stinks.....

BTW, what is a foo-foo store?

Probably one of those organic places that charge triple for things cause they are natural.

 

[Ford850]

I can almost picture a heavenly glow radiating from the top of geoduck's kraut crock, thanks to that pristine foo foo salt he used.

 

[cqaigy2]

I used to call those foo foo salts from the foo foo store, a bunch of Bfoo Sfoo, until i took a little time and sampled a few foo foo samples. I found some i really liked, and some i didn't like at all, so of coarse, i promptly forgot which ones were which, but i think one was the pinkish Himalayan salt.

Definitely going to use your recipe Geoduck, and get some Ruby Ball Red and Charmant in the ground next year. I'll be interested to see how those work out next year. We don't have much water, so garden is usually a bit dry, which is ok with onions and such, but might make the cabbage a little dry.

I have a few Ruby heads left, but i'll be eating those fresh.

 

[5030]

Next year, I'm putting pears in my apple cider. My 20 gallons is diminishing........