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09-29-2013, 07:38 PM | #17 |
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First batch of kraut is done.
It passed the taste test with flying colors. I survived the night without the shits or even more farting than usual, so I reckon it is good. Wife and I canned 9 quarts last night, but I lost one when I put the raw-packed jar into boiling water. Yeah, dumb - the bottom broke right off it. Picked a couple more cabbages this morning and got them turning into kraut, now. I figure another 6 weeks and I'll be canning again. Changes I made to the second batch: Added 4 qts of brine water to the cabbage. Last batch fermented only in its own water. I wanted a little extra on top this time around.
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Good your batch came out good. Brian
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Put the shredded cabbage in a quart jar, add a heaping tablespoon of canning salt, then fill it up with boiling water and put a lid on it, not too tight or it will bulge the lids.
Set the jars in a dark place and you have kraut in about a month. Then tighten the lids or process the cans to seal them and the kraut will keep longer. So easy a cave man could do it. |
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10-03-2013, 10:26 AM | #21 |
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Don't chill the kraut while its working. Leave it at room temp.
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That is good to hear Sanders. The BEST thing to make kraut in is a straight side earthenware pot that has a ceramic outside. Family used of a few of the about the size of a five gallon bucket.
A tip for the times you might be forced to us store bought kraut, use the sour kraut that is in the refrigerated section usually in a plastic bag, NOT the canned. A few days before serving mix half kraut and half fresh cabbage,place in the refrigerator . The problem with store bought is to much vinegar, the use more to help shelve life. |
10-07-2013, 10:43 PM | #23 |
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I picked up a cheap five gallon glass jar for about $20. That is what I use for kraut. My only suggestion is that you use reeeeeeeally clean hands or latex gloves if you are stirring the cabbage with your hands. Bacteria is a bitch. Also be wary of any small insects flying around your kitchen. I had a fruit fly or something find it's way in to a batch one time and managed to lay eggs. Not pleasant.
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My dad had a dumptruck load of cabbage every year and we made two pickle barrels of kraut. One with carraway seed, one without. Couple neighbors would come over and shred the cabbage with the kraut cutters, I'd throw it in the barrels, sprinkle in a handful of salt, and punch it down with a homemade kraut stomper...repeat til it was full. Put a garbage bag on the top, and filled it with water for weight. I'd sneak out there every morning before school to snitch some out...mmmm. Canning time would come and back to the garage we'd go..those were some long days, even with 2 stoves. |
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01-31-2014, 03:01 PM | #25 |
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Mmmmmmm...mmmmmm! Still good! I just had some for lunch with hot dogs.
Put up the second batch a few weeks ago and just finished a jar to see how it tasted. It tastes all right, but I probably let it go too long before we canned it. Although, the flavor hasn't suffered - just had to live with the stench in the pantry through Christmas and New Years. |
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I'm thinking we might try to put some up this year, maybe. With the rather large German community around here, I'm sure we'll not be lacking advice. Brian |
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They had pig slaughtering parties and invited all the neighbors Oh, they made sauerkraut too
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