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Making Sauerkraut is a great way to enjoy cabbage and practice the art of fermentation. Fermenting the Cabbage The idea behind sauerkraut is to ferment cabbage in salt until the desired texture and flavour is achieved. Salt draws the liquid from the cabbage creating a brine. A weight holds the cabbage below the brine to…
This recipe for kimchi is a great recipe if you are new to fermenting. I admit, I am very new to the practice of fermenting. I have been preserving foods for many years by canning and pickling and am very excited to learn another technique. Being somewhat familiar with the process of making sauerkraut it…
Homemade Gherkins are easy to make, they sweet and tangy baby pickles that are fermented then canned. Plan Ahead The entire process takes 6 days but only take a few minutes of work each day. They start off with a salt water soak for 2 days. Then they soak in a pickling spice infused vinegar,…