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Pickling and Kimchi Club

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Pickling and Kimchi Club

All things to do with preserving vegetables using a brining process or fermentation.

Members: 44
Latest Activity: Jan 21

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david e kelley

kimchi recipes; what are your favorites? 17 Replies

Started by david e kelley. Last reply by Sunrays Oct. 27, 2009.

highparkhopen

Pickled veggies....which ones are best? 6 Replies

Started by highparkhopen. Last reply by Glenn Fletcher Aug. 21, 2009.

N & K Grant

Making Malt Vinegar 11 Replies

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Martha Hill Comment by Martha Hill on December 22, 2009 at 6:59pm
Hey, Thats great E.J. !!! Have you tried anything yet ??
E.J. Comment by E.J. on December 16, 2009 at 1:21pm
I have been a regular with the KGI newsletter and now I hope to learn from y'all some of the secrets of pickling and kimchi.
david e kelley Comment by david e kelley on November 27, 2009 at 9:45am
I just put my latest batch of kraut into jars for storage. It fermented, cabbage, juniper berries, and salt, in a crock (actually a food grade 12 quart container) for 3 1/2 weeks when the taste was what I wanted. A few folks who had never tasted home produced sauerkraut were amazed at the crispness and bright taste of the product when served on good frankfurters with home made buns. Wednesday we had homemade kielbasa with kraut and good cornbread. Kitchen gardners enjoy more of natures bounty than most.
Stay natural,
David
Martha Hill Comment by Martha Hill on November 15, 2009 at 11:06am
Hi Sheryl, Welcome to the group !! You will get a lot of ideas from this group !!! Hope you enjoy it !!
Sheryl Stewart Comment by Sheryl Stewart on November 14, 2009 at 9:46pm
Hi Everyone. New to the group and I'm interested in learning different ways to preserve my next harvest. I will have a huge garden next year and have already started to order seeds (LOL).
Maggie Comment by Maggie on October 10, 2009 at 6:13pm
That sounds easy Martha.
Martha Creedon Comment by Martha Creedon on October 10, 2009 at 6:02pm
Love the photos! My husband is the primary fermenter in our house - and he always puts the cabbage directly into quart jars, burps them for a week or so and then puts them into the basement. They seem to last pretty well, but I'm thinking it would be fun to get ahold of one of those crocks and then so some canning like you are doing.
Gail Wolf Comment by Gail Wolf on October 10, 2009 at 5:38pm
Hello everyone. Today I opened up my crock and canned my first batch of sauerkraut! I've posted some photos, the recipe and some links on my blog.
Martha Hill Comment by Martha Hill on September 30, 2009 at 7:29pm
Glenn, thats how I make mine !! I sprinkle salt between layers !! Unless your layers are very thin they should be fine !! I make mine about 1 to 2 in thick in the crock !! Try after three weeks instead of three days !! It takes at least that long to ferment and convert the salt making it this way !! Make sure the cabbage stays under the brine !! Mine tastes great !!
Maxine Walker Comment by Maxine Walker on September 30, 2009 at 7:02pm
2 kilograms of cabbage and 45 milliliters of salt should work just fine. You shouldn't have to "wait" 4 hours for the brine to rise. I use a 3/4 inch piece of dowel to pound the cabbage as I go, put it in your jar and pound a few minutes more and the juice should rise above the cabbage as long as it isn't old and withered. Put in a sealed plastic bag, with enough water in, stuffed into the jar to seal off air and then cover with a cloth - just make sure the bag doesn't leak! I like a sprinkle of caraway seeds as I go, really adds to the flavor. Keep me posted how it's going
 

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