Saturday, March 13, 2010

Home made sauerkraut - Take 2.

Just in case it was keeping anyone up at night... "Have they eaten the rancid cabbage yet?"
...the first batch of sauerkraut got tossed. Everything was going as it should, but when we took a nibble of the cabbage before the brine was about to be boiled, we could totally taste laundry detergent from the towel that was used to hold the kraut in the brine.
DOH.
So Beni got some cheese cloth this time, and batch number two is fermenting happily in the cabinet in our dining room. I'll be sure and keep everyone informed of the olfactory assaults as they occur.

Meanwhile, Beni has just left for the store to pick up a couple of things for today's brunch... Stay tuned to see what he's going to do with cornmeal, hoisin sauce, steak, and eggs.