Anaerobic Action

The first batch is very good.  Containing an eclectic list of ingredients; red cabbage, green cabbage, beets, red onions, 2 blood oranges, cranberries, sea weed, ginger, mustard seed, and sea salt - the final taste is very good.  Beautiful color too.  I'm going to give it another week to "kraut up" a bit more.  Yesterday, another 4 quarts were created. 

Making fermented vegetables is pretty cool.  First, one can snack all day and not worry about calories!  I love crisp cabbage.  The organic heads I bought were sweet and crunchy.  All those bacteria are supposed to be darn good for one's gut.  We eat a little bit as a side with any meal.  From left to right - plain sauerkraut, a jar of garlic/carrot kraut, the original batch, and two jars of ballpark kraut.  All these recipes can be found on this cool lady's site Holly Howe's Kraut which I highly recommend.  Get a kitchen scale!

Have to go now.  The chicken coop needs cleaning!!